Four dead and thousands without power after Hurricane Isaias lashes US

Four people have died and hundreds of thousands are without power after Hurricane Isaias battered parts of the southern US with strong winds and heavy rain. Two deaths occurred in Alabama and Florida, including individuals killed when trees fell on their homes. Over 600,000 people were without electricity across several states as of Saturday afternoon. The storm made landfall in Florida on Friday night with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.