DeSantis confirms six deaths in Florida linked to Hurricane Isaias
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that six deaths had been linked to Hurricane Isaias, while Alabama Governor Kay Ivey had reported two deaths in her state.
Tallahassee, United States. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told reporters on Tuesday that authorities had confirmed six deaths linked to Hurricane Isaias in Florida. The hurricane reached land last week, early Saturday.
Details of the Florida deaths
DeSantis said four deaths had been newly confirmed, adding to two reported earlier in Escambia County, at Florida’s western end.
Officials said one of the Escambia County victims was killed by a tree falling onto their home. The other died from exposure to carbon monoxide produced by a generator running inside their garage.
Among the four newly confirmed deaths, DeSantis cited a fatal car accident at an intersection with a non-functioning traffic light and disruptions caused by the storm to medical care for two people.
Power outages and Alabama fatalities
The hurricane left hundreds of thousands of residents without electricity across Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said on Saturday that the storm had caused two deaths in Alabama.
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