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Six deaths confirmed in Florida from Hurricane Isaias, governor says

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By Kanishka ‌Singh

Oct 13 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ​said on Tuesday six people had been confirmed dead ⁠in the state from Hurricane 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 Kay Ivey said 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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