Hurricane Beryl brings catastrophic damage
Hurricane Beryl is the earliest storm to develop into a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean - the highest on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
Hurricane Beryl has hit Jamaica, bringing with it catastrophic damage. A number of people have already been killed in the path of the storm, including in Grenada, as well as St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Devina Gupta talks to local business owners and finds out how climate change is impacting insurance companies across the globe.
Also, in the programme, we talk to Austin D. Goolsbee, president of the Chicago Federal Reserve. We also take a look at the UK’s general election and one of the big voter issues - the price of buying a home.
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