Tropical Storm Debby soaks US Southeast

View of flooded beachfront houses yards as Tropical Storm Debby moves off Georgia to the North Atlantic, in Isle of Palms, South Carolina, U.S., August 6, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello

ATLANTA (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Debby inundated coastal Georgia and South Carolina with a deluge of rain on Tuesday that could bring "catastrophic flooding" to Charleston, Savannah and other cities in the southeastern United States, the National Hurricane Center said.

At least six people have died in Florida and Georgia in the wake of the storm, which is expected to linger over the southeastern and mid-Atlantic coasts for days.