Hundreds of thousands without power as Isaias makes landfall, kills at least 4

Hundreds of thousands of people are without power after Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 storm. The storm has caused at least four deaths, with two reported in Florida and two in Alabama, according to the Hindustan Times - World News and South China Morning Post.

The storm has damaged homes and businesses, and brought down trees, damaging buildings and disrupting roads and infrastructure. Power outages have affected hundreds of thousands of customers across several states, including around 420,000 in Florida, 190,000 in Alabama, 43,000 in Georgia, and 17,000 in Mississippi, as reported by the South China Morning Post.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned residents against using generators indoors, citing the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. In Escambia County, Florida, one person was killed when a tree fell on a house, and another died from carbon monoxide poisoning after running a generator inside a poorly ventilated garage, as reported by the Hindustan Times - World News.

Brief written by urgent.news from CBS News, Hindustan Times - World News, South China Morning Post — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.