4 Killed as a Weakened Isaias Pushes Through the Southeast
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Hundreds of thousands of people lost power, but towns near the landfall site in Florida were relieved that the hurricane damage was not worse.
Listen · 4:16 min Share full article Downed trees in Seacrest Beach, Fla., on Saturday. The eye of Hurricane Isaias made landfall about 30 miles away on Friday night. Credit... Zack Wittman for The New York Times By David Ovalle
Two people died when trees fell onto homes in Escambia County, Fla., which includes Pensacola, and Birmingham, Ala., according to local officials. A man in Florida was found dead in his garage with a generator running, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis, indicating he might have died from carbon monoxide poisoning. A person in southeast Alabama died after a motor vehicle crash involving fallen trees in Barbour County, said Josh Johnson, a spokesman with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.
Towns across the region suffered damage, and downed trees and power lines made some roads impassable.
But many residents of the Panhandle, which was hit with winds surpassing 100 miles per hour, were relieved when they ventured outside on Saturday morning.
Trees and fences had been toppled. Signs for restaurants and mini-golf courses had been knocked over, as had some R.V.s. Winds had crumpled garage doors and peeled away the siding and roofs on some homes.
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