At least four people have died this Saturday in the southeast of the United States due to the passage of Hurricane "Isaiah," which is beginning to lose strength and could dissipate in the coming hours, although it still generates intense gusts and significant flooding in states like Alabama and Florida.
According to data provided by local authorities, two of the victims have been recorded in Alabama and two others in Florida, mostly due to falling trees caused by strong winds.
In addition, tens of thousands of residents have evacuated the affected area and more than 450,000 people remain without electricity supply throughout the area. The storm system continues to advance through wide regions of the southeast of the country, accompanied by torrential rains and very violent winds.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has warned that the impacts will not be limited to Florida and Alabama, but could also be felt in Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee, among other states, with the risk of landslides and the formation of dangerous tornadoes at the local level.
"Isaiah" made landfall in Florida on Friday with gusts of up to 165 kilometers per hour, which led to the declaration of a state of emergency in several states as a preventive measure against the potential impact of the cyclone.
The appearance of "Isaiah" in the middle of October marks the latest date in 121 years for the first hurricane of the season in the Atlantic, a behavior that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) relates to an intense episode of El Niño.