Hurricane Isaias kills four and left about 670,000 without power in several states.
They publishedIsaias kills 4 in US, leaves 670,000 without power
First reportBBC · 10 Oct, 19:08Z
Latest reportSouth China Morning Post · 10 Oct, 20:29Z
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Why it matters
What
Hurricane Isaias killed four people after making landfall as a Category 2 storm in the US Southeast early Saturday.
Why
About 670,000 residents across Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi lacked power at midday Saturday.
Watch
Power restoration and damage assessments continue, with 16,000 utility linemen prepared and energy firms remobilising Gulf crews.
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Summary
- Four people died and hundreds of thousands were without power after Isaias battered the southern US.
- Isaias made landfall in Florida with 105 mph winds before downgrading to a post-tropical cyclone.
- States of emergency were declared in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia; evacuations were ordered in Florida and Alabama.
- Deaths included a Florida woman after a tree fell on a house and a man from carbon monoxide poisoning.
- Officials warned of continued flooding and spinoff tornadoes; heavy rainfall possible in the Carolinas and Georgia.
Summary
- Four people died as Hurricane Isaias made landfall early Saturday in the US Southeast.
- About 670,000 residents across Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi lacked power at midday Saturday.
- Isaias was a Category 2 hurricane at landfall and weakened to a post-tropical cyclone thereafter.
- Power restoration and assessments were underway; 16,000 utility linemen prepared to respond.
- Emergency declarations were approved; energy firms began remobilising crews to Gulf assets.