Grace Strengthens to Hurricane, Blows Through Cayman Islands

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) confirmed Tropical Storm Grace became a hurricane over the northwestern Caribbean Sea on Wednesday, August 18. The storm reached the Cayman Islands on August 18, after passing over Haiti and Jamaica. It is expected to move toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, the NHC said. This footage from Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman shows gusty winds and broken palms littering sidewalks on Wednesday morning. Street flooding was reported throughout Grand Cayman. Heavy rainfall and a “dangerous” storm surge were expected across the Cayman Islands, the NHC said. The agency warned of possible mudslides in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to our newest channel Quicktake Explained: https://bit.ly/3iERrup Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: /user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: /c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake

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