At least one person dead and hundreds rescued after Hurricane Sally

Cars and a motorcycle are underwater as water floods a street in Pensacola, Florida (Gerald Herbert/AP)

Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line on Wednesday, killing at least one person, swamping homes and forcing the rescue of hundreds as it pushed inland.

The death happened in Orange Beach, Alabama, according to mayor Tony Kennon, who also told The Associated Press that one person was missing.