AT least four people have been killed and thousands left without power after a violent hurricane ripped through the Gulf Coast.
Florida has been drenched in heavy rains and battered by gusts of up to 105mph as Hurricane Isaias barrelled along the coast near Destin.
The monster storm slammed into the sunshine state at around 8.30pm on Friday and has continued to wreak havoc along the coastline.
Trees have been ripped from their roots and cars hurled through the air in a weekend of weather hell.
One woman was crushed to death after a tree collapsed onto her home on Saturday morning, confirmed Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Her husband Joey Williams told NewsNation the pair had gone outside to take photos of the damage but when they went back inside the tree smashed through their roof and trapped them.
He said: “I was able to squeeze out. My wife didn’t make it.”
Another was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning after operating a generator indoors – with four others hospitalised in the same home.
At least 440,000 people were left without power in Florida on Saturday night as the hurricane knocked out power cables.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned residents to “be careful out there”.
He said: “Downed power lines, standing water, any of that can be very, very hazardous.
“Don’t run any generators inside your home or inside your garage.”
In Birmingham, Alabama, a second woman was trapped under a tree and a further two people were killed in the storms.
Source : https://www.the-sun.com/news/17128248/hurricane-isaias-kills-gulf-coast/
