US: Tropical storm Isaias left four people dead as it pounded the US eastern seaboard with driving winds and heavy rain, leaving millions of households without power Wednesday.
A tornado ripped through a mobile home park in North Carolina killing two people said state governor Roy Cooper on Tuesday, while two more died as trees fell on their cars -- one in New York and one in Maryland.
The tropical storm was downgraded late Tuesday as it streaked into southeastern Canada, where forecasters warned of heavy rain to come.
Earlier, wind gusts up to 50 mph (80 kph) wreaked havoc across eastern states of the US, littering streets with debris and forcing the cancellation of scores of flights.
Video footage from New Jersey showed a roof being torn off a house as residents were told to stay indoors because of a threat of tornadoes.
About three million houses were without power by early Wednesday morning across several states, utilities companies reported -- with New Jersey and New York worst hit by the outages.
Isaias quickly moved up the East Coast after slamming into the coast of North Carolina overnight with hurricane strength.
“Isaias hit North Carolina head-on,” Governor Cooper, adding that roads were being cleared and electricity restored. - AFP
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