Isaias Leaves Four Dead and Hundreds of Thousands Without Power in Southern U.S.
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Hurricane Isaias killed four people and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands after striking the southern United States with heavy rain and powerful winds.
The storm made landfall in Florida late Friday with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph before weakening to a post-tropical cyclone, according to the BBC. It toppled trees, damaged roofs and caused flooding across parts of the region. PowerOutage reported that at least 600,000 people in several states lacked electricity as of Saturday afternoon, while Florida officials reported 430,000 outages at another point during the storm.
Two deaths were reported in Florida’s Escambia County. A woman died when a tree fell through her home, and a man died from carbon monoxide poisoning after operating a generator in a garage without adequate ventilation. Four other people in that house were hospitalized. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey confirmed two additional deaths but did not provide details.
Emergency crews rescued people from vehicles submerged in floodwater, including occupants of a truck pulled to safety by Florida National Guard soldiers. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned that flooding remained dangerous. Alabama, Florida and Georgia declared states of emergency before the storm, and mandatory evacuation orders were issued to thousands of residents in Florida and Alabama.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Correct the outage unit to match the sourced wording. - "PowerOutage reported that at least 600,000 customers in several states lacked electricity as of Saturday afternoon": The BBC source says at least 600,000 people were without power, not customers.
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Isaias Leaves Four Dead and Hundreds of Thousands Without Power in Southern U.S.
Hurricane Isaias killed four people and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands after striking the southern United States with heavy rain and powerful winds.
The storm made landfall in Florida late Friday with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph before weakening to a post-tropical cyclone, according to the BBC. It toppled trees, damaged roofs and caused flooding across parts of the region. PowerOutage reported that at least 600,000 customerspeople in several states lacked electricity as of Saturday afternoon, while Florida officials reported 430,000 outages at another point during the storm.
Two deaths were reported in Florida’s Escambia County. A woman died when a tree fell through her home, and a man died from carbon monoxide poisoning after operating a generator in a garage without adequate ventilation. Four other people in that house were hospitalized. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey confirmed two additional deaths but did not provide details.
Emergency crews rescued people from vehicles submerged in floodwater, including occupants of a truck pulled to safety by Florida National Guard soldiers. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned that flooding remained dangerous. Alabama, Florida and Georgia declared states of emergency before the storm, and mandatory evacuation orders were issued to thousands of residents in Florida and Alabama.
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