Hurricane Sally's rains wreak havoc on southeastern U.S. states

A downed tree pulled electrical lines with it after Hurricane Sally made a landfall, in Irvington Alabama, U.S., September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn

PERDIDO KEY, Fla. (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Sally dumped more than a foot of rain over the U.S. Southeast on Thursday, killed at least one person, washed out bridges and roads and left hundreds of thousands without power and others with ruined homes.

Sally brought torrential rains and flash flooding to Alabama and Georgia as it sped toward the Carolinas. At 5 p.m. CDT (2200 GMT), it was about 70 miles (115 km) northeast of Augusta, Georgia, moving northeast toward the Atlantic Ocean at 24 miles (39 km) per hour, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.