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Two deaths were reported in Florida’s Escambia County. A woman was killed when a tree fell on her house, local Sheriff Chip Simmons said. <\/p>\n
Joey Williams told NewsNation his wife had died in the storm. He said they went outside to snap pictures of the damage but, when they went back into their home, a tree fell through the roof and trapped them. <\/p>\n
“I was able to squeeze out. My wife didn’t make it,” Williams told the outlet. <\/p>\n
Simmons later reported that a man had died from carbon monoxide poisoning after running a generator in a garage that was not properly ventilated. Four other people who were in the same house were taken to hospital. <\/p>\n
Officials had to rescue people in vehicles that became submerged by floodwaters. The Florida National Guard shared pictures of a truck stuck in a flood ditch, saying soldiers “stopped, swam to the vehicle and pulled its occupants to safety”.<\/p>\n
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said flooding was a continued risk and warned of a “very hazardous situation”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n