Pete Buttigieg: 'Hurricane Beryl Is Proving To Be A Highly Destructive Storm'
Pete Buttigieg: 'Hurricane Beryl Is Proving To Be A Highly Destructive Storm'
Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg expressed concern over the impact of Hurricane Beryl on transportation, particularly flights, amid a potentially active hurricane season. The hurricane, which is currently causing significant destruction, is expected to affect travel to the Caribbean.
交通部长皮特·布迪吉格对飓风“伯里尔”对运输，特别是航班的影响表达了关注，在可能活跃的飓风季节中。正在造成巨大破坏的飓风预计将影响前往加勒比地区的旅行。
What Happened: Buttigieg posted on X, formerly Twitter, as Hurricane Beryl made landfall in the Caribbean.
发生了什么：当飓风“伯里尔”在加勒比地区登陆时，布蒂吉格在X（前Twitter）上发布了推文。
Hurricane Beryl is proving to be a highly destructive storm at the outset of what's expected to be a very active hurricane season.00We're keeping an eye on Beryl's impact to transportation, including flights. Plan ahead if you have travel to the Caribbean coming up.
— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) July 2, 2024
飓风“伯里尔”在本季度可能非常活跃的飓风季节开始时被证明是一场高度破坏性的风暴。我们正密切关注“伯里尔”对运输的影响，包括航班。如果你计划前往加勒比地区，应提前计划。
——皮特·布迪吉格国务卿（@SecretaryPete）2024年7月2日
Beryl, a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 mph, is located 575 miles east-southeast of Isla Beata in the Dominican Republic, moving west-northwest at 21 mph, reported CNN.
据CNN报道，风速每小时155英里的四级风暴“伯里尔”位于多明尼加共和国莫博阿半岛东南575英里处，以时速21英里向西北方向移动。
The National Hurricane Center warns of life-threatening storm surge, flooding, and swells affecting the Windward and Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola.
美国国家飓风中心警告飓风将影响风暴潮、洪水和影响温德泽群岛、波多黎各和海地的浪涌。
Jamaica is under a hurricane warning, while the Dominican Republic and Haiti have tropical storm warnings. Over 400 people in Barbados are evacuated to shelters, and a state of emergency is declared in Grenada, closing all businesses except essential services.
牙买加处于飓风警报状态，而多米尼加共和国和海地则有热带风暴警报。巴巴多斯超过400人被疏散到避难所，格林纳达宣布进入紧急状态，关闭除必需服务之外的所有企业。
Airports in Barbados, Grenada, and Saint Lucia are shut down. Beryl disrupted the T20 Cricket World Cup, leaving fans stranded in Barbados. The hurricane is expected to remain strong while tracking across the Caribbean, with a potential landfall in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula by Friday, posing further threats to the region.
巴巴多斯、格林纳达和圣卢西亚的机场已关闭。飓风“伯里尔”破坏了T20板球世界杯，导致球迷滞留巴巴多斯。预计飓风将在穿越加勒比海时保持强劲，可能于周五在墨西哥的尤卡坦半岛登陆，给该地区带来进一步的威胁。
Why It Matters: The hurricane's impact on the travel industry is evident, with shares of major cruise lines, including Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL), and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH), experiencing a decline as a result of the storm.
为什么很重要：“伯里尔”对旅行业的影响已经显而易见，包括嘉年华公司（NYSE：CCL）、皇家加勒比游轮股份有限公司（NYSE：RCL）和挪威邮轮公司（NYSE：NCLH）等主要游轮公司的股票价值下降。
Buttigieg's statement aligns with the concerns raised by industry experts about the potential impact of the hurricane on the travel sector, particularly in the Caribbean.
布迪吉格的声明与业内专家对飓风对旅行业特别是对加勒比地区的潜在影响的担忧相一致。
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This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Shivdeep Dhaliwal
本报道使用Benzinga Neuro生成，并由Shivdeep Dhaliwal