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Heavy rains and “catastrophic” flooding feared in south-east

Tree falls on South Georgia home, killing 19-year-old

Patrick SmithPatrick Smith is an editor and reporter for NBC News Digital based in London.

Authorities have confirmed that a tree fell on a home in southern Georgia, killing a 19-year-old man, becoming the first recorded death related to Tropical Storm Debby in the state.

NBC affiliate WALB in Albany, Georgia, reported that the man was killed when a tree fell onto a property on 13 Avenue SW in Moultrie, Colquitt County.

The death was confirmed by coroner C. Verlyn Brock, although no further details have been released. Emergency services were working to remove the tree after receiving the call at around 3pm yesterday.

This is the fifth confirmed death since Debby made landfall in Florida yesterday.

Chatham County, Georgia, releases map showing likelihood of flooding

Patrick SmithPatrick Smith is an editor and reporter for NBC News Digital based in London.

Officials in Chatham County, Georgia, are preparing for the impact of Tropical Storm Debby in the area, which includes the city of Savannah, with a 24-hour operations room and a map showing low-lying areas most likely to flood.

The Chatham Emergency Management Agency said the area could receive 10 to 15 inches of rain and severe flash flooding.

Florida streets turn into rivers after heavy rains

Patrick SmithPatrick Smith is an editor and reporter for NBC News Digital based in London.

Yesterday, streets in Florida turned into rivers, with entire neighborhoods flooded with water.

A motorist in Sarasota decided to ignore warning signs and drive through flooded streets. Authorities routinely urge people not to drive through flooded areas, a common cause of injury and death during extreme weather events.

Deadly Hurricane Debby hits Florida with strong winds, torrential rains and flooding

Report from Savannah, Georgia

Hurricane Debby slammed into northern Florida as a Category 1 storm, causing downed trees and power lines, storm surge and flooding. At least four people were reported dead. Debby was downgraded to a tropical storm but is expected to bring potentially historic rainfall and flooding to the Southeast over the next few days, NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson reports.

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