Six deaths confirmed in Florida from Hurricane Isaias, governor says


A drone view shows a damaged apartments building in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias in Milton, Florida, US, October 11, 2026. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Oct ⁠13 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said ⁠on Tuesday six people had been ‌confirmeddead in the state fromHurricane Isaias, which made landfall last week.

• "We have now had six storm-related fatalities," DeSantis ​told reporters

• The six ⁠deaths included two that ⁠had been previously confirmed. Those two deaths were ⁠in ‌Escambia County in the state's far west. One person died when ⁠a tree fell on their home ​while the ‌other died from carbon monoxide exposure caused ⁠by ​a generator operating inside their garage, officials said

• DeSantis said the four newly confirmed deaths ⁠included a car crash at ​an intersection where the traffic signal was not working and storm-related disruptions to the medical ⁠treatment of two people

• Hurricane Isaias made landfall early on Saturday and left hundreds of thousands of residents in Florida, Alabama, ​Georgia and Mississippi without power

• ⁠Alabama Governor KayIveysaid on Saturday that two ​people had died as ‌a result of the storm ​in her state

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Kate Mayberry)

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