Four dead as Isaias weakens to post-tropical cyclone after striking Florida panhandle

Some of deaths came from falling trees as nearly a million people are without power and rain and flooding remain a concern

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At least four people were reported dead on Saturday amid Isaias after it made landfall late on Friday on Florida’s panhandle as a category 2 hurricane, according to authorities.

The storm also took down trees, knocked out electricity for hundreds of thousands and flooded highways – but as Saturday evening approached, the region was reopening.