Four dead and thousands without power after Hurricane Isaias lashes US

Two deaths were reported in Florida’s Escambia County. A woman was killed when a tree fell on her house, local Sheriff Chip Simmons said.

Joey Williams told NewsNation his wife had died in the storm. He said they went outside to snap pictures of the damage but, when they went back into their home, a tree fell through the roof and trapped them.

“I was able to squeeze out. My wife didn’t make it,” Williams told the outlet.

Simmons later reported that a man had died from carbon monoxide poisoning after running a generator in a garage that was not properly ventilated. Four other people who were in the same house were taken to hospital.

Officials had to rescue people in vehicles that became submerged by floodwaters. The Florida National Guard shared pictures of a truck stuck in a flood ditch, saying soldiers “stopped, swam to the vehicle and pulled its occupants to safety”.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said flooding was a continued risk and warned of a “very hazardous situation”.