Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Tuesday that six people died in the state due to Hurricane Isaias. The storm made landfall last week, causing significant damage. Officials confirmed these deaths as recovery efforts started across the region. Many families got help as the state assessed the impact of the hurricane.
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.
Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Kate Mayberry
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Kanishka Singh is a breaking news reporter for Reuters in Washington DC, who primarily covers US politics and national affairs in his current role. His past breaking news coverage has spanned across a range of topics like the Black Lives Matter movement; the US elections; the 2021 Capitol riots and their follow up probes; the Brexit deal; US-China trade tensions; the NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan; the COVID-19 pandemic; and a 2019 Supreme Court verdict on a religious dispute site in his native India.