Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned that the state remained in a “hazardous situation” and urged residents to exercise caution as recovery efforts continued. At least four people have died after Hurricane Isaias swept across Florida and Alabama, leaving widespread destruction, power outages and flooding along the US Gulf Coast. Recovery operations began on Saturday, October 10, as the storm weakened and moved further inland across the southeastern United States. Authorities reported two deaths in Florida’s Escambia County and two in Alabama. Hundreds of thousands of customers remained without electricity, with the number of outages across the region falling below 800,000, according to CNN. Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 hurricane before weakening into a post-tropical cyclone. The storm brought strong winds, fallen trees, damaged buildings and disrupted transport across affected areas. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned that the state remained in a “hazardous situation” and urged residents to exercise caution as recovery efforts continued. In Escambia County, Florida, one person died after being trapped beneath a tree that fell on a house, county sheriff’s office spokesperson Melony Peterson told CNN. In a separate incident, a man was found dead inside a garage where a generator had been running in an enclosed space. Four members of his family, aged 72, 24, five and four, were taken to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, according to Peterson. In Alabama, authorities reported two storm-related deaths, including a person who died after a tree fell on a home in Birmingham. Emergency crews continued to assess damage and respond to calls involving fallen trees, damaged infrastructure and dangerous road conditions. Power outages remained one of the biggest challenges across the Southeast on Saturday. More than 260,000 customers in Alabama were still without electricity as of 11:34 am ET, with the worst disruptions concentrated in the southern parts of the state. In Mobile, Alabama, officials reported nearly 70 incidents involving trees and more than 200 fire-rescue calls during the height of the storm. More than 46 traffic signals were still out, while emergency crews worked to clear fallen trees and repair damaged infrastructure. Some county emergency operations centres in southeastern and southwestern Alabama were operating on generator power, while others faced varying levels of communications disruption, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency said. Florida utility crews also began clearing fallen branches and restoring electricity to affected communities. Despite weakening, Isaias continued to pose risks across the Southeast. Isolated tornadoes, strong winds and flash flooding remained possible across parts of the region into early Sunday. Flooding concerns extended from northern Georgia to western North Carolina. Charleston, South Carolina, remained under a flood watch until 2 am Sunday, with officials warning of urban flooding from heavy showers and thunderstorms.