Hurricane Beryl heads for Texas coast

Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas on Monday, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall to the region. The storm affected over 2 million people, with more than 1.8 million households losing power as of early Monday morning. The city of Houston, which is home to 2.3 million people, was among the areas hit by the storm. A hurricane warning was in effect for parts of the Texas coast from Mesquite Bay north to Port Bolivar.

Hurricane Beryl caused significant damage in the Caribbean islands before moving towards the Gulf of Mexico and potentially hitting Texas. The storm made landfall on the Yucatan peninsula as a powerful hurricane, becoming the earliest recorded Category 5 hurricane. As it moves towards Texas, officials are urging coastal residents to prepare for a potential hit, with predictions suggesting it will regain hurricane strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and make landfall somewhere along the Texas coast by Monday.