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Mitch McCann: US Correspondent says more than 300,000 in Florida and Georgia are without power after Idalia

Hurricane Idalia has thrashed Florida’s Gulf Coast, sparking the evacuation of millions of residents as they hunker down for a surge of tidal water.

At least two storm-related deaths have been reported.

US Correspondent Mitch McCann told Kate Hawkesby says more than 300,000 residents in Florida and Georgia are without power.

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