Five people died in a Florida nursing home that lost power following Hurricane Irma, Broward County mayor Barbara Sharief said on Wednesday. In nearby Orange County, deputies found three people dead and four others were taken to a hospital for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday afternoon. Carbon monoxide from a generator is also suspected in the death of a man in Miami. And authorities say another dozen people were treated for carbon monoxide on Tuesday in Polk and Brevard counties. About 600,000 Georgia Power and Electric Member Corp customers were still without electricity early on Wednesday.

Source: The Guardian September 13, 2017 14:29 UTC