
Hurricane Isaias, downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall in the United States, caused 4 deaths in Alabama and Florida and left almost 900,000 homes and businesses without electricity, according to the first assessments of the authorities and monitoring services.
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Hurricane Isaias formed in the Atlantic and hit the United States of America, making landfall in Florida before moving inland, causing heavy rain, violent winds and widespread blackouts.
It was downgraded from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone but on its way to the United States of America, Isaias has already left 4 dead. In Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey's office told CBS News of one person who died in Barbour County. The authorities had previously reported the death of another person in the Huffman area of Birmingham, struck by the collapse of a tree on his home. Two more victims were reported in Escambia County, Florida.
From hurricane to post-tropical cyclone
As announced by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States, storm Isaias, after making landfall in Florida and hitting the coast of the Gulf of Mexico bringing heavy rain and violent winds, "weakened very rapidly over Alabama, transforming into a post-tropical cyclone". However, the storm left almost 900,000 homes and businesses without electricity - of which almost 440,000 in Florida alone and over 310,000 in the neighboring state of Alabama - as reported by the specialized website poweroutage.us. The damage count has just begun and, even if the worst seems to be over, the risk is that the bill will become high.

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