Four dead and thousands without power after Hurricane Isaias lashes US
Isaias made landfall in Florida on late Friday before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.
Four people have died and hundreds of thousands are without power after Hurricane Isaias made landfall in Florida with powerful winds and heavy rain. The storm killed two people in Alabama and one in Florida's Escambia County, where a woman died after a tree fell on her house. At least 600,000 people were left without power in several states as of Saturday afternoon.
Isaias, which made landfall in Florida with 105 mph winds, was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone. The storm caused widespread damage, with trees falling and houses being damaged. Both Florida and Alabama declared states of emergency, and issued mandatory evacuation orders. Officials reported four people trapped in a floodwaters, while a sheriff was injured when a tree fell on him while responding to a crash.
As the storm weakened, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned of potential flooding in the Carolinas and Georgia.
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