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Four dead and thousands without power after Hurricane Isaias lashes US

RIGHT I NEED THIRTY SECONDS OF YOUR LIFE. THINK OF IT LIKE AN ACCIDENTAL DROP OF A FULL PINT GLASS BUT ON A CONTINENTAL SCALE. HURRICANE ISAIAS JUST SLAMMED INTO THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES WITH 105MPH WINDS AND IT WAS BASICALLY A GIANT BLENDER. WE ARE TALKING TREES SMASHING STRAIGHT THROUGH HOUSES AND ROOFS BEING RIPPED OFF BUILDINGS LIKE THEY ARE PAPER, WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE THAT IS RAW POWER JUST TEARING THROUGH CITIES. ALABAMA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA ALL DECLARED STATES OF EMERGENCY. NOW WE HAVE HURRICANE SIMON HITTING MEXICO AS A MASSIVE CATEGORY FOUR AND TROPICAL STORM RACHEL EYEING CALIFORNIA. THE DEVASTATING REALITY IS THAT FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN ALABAMA AND FLORIDA AND AN ESTIMATED 500,000 PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY WITHOUT POWER.

Hurricane Isaias has caused four deaths and left 500,000 people without power in the southern US, while Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel are currently threatening other regions.

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