Hurricane Hermine, the first to hit Florida in a decade, has killed one person and caused severe damage along the state's northern Gulf Coast.
As the system pushed into Georgia, it knocked down power lines leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
Gusts of 80mph (130km/h) caused storm surges
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