Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida and Georgia

Daniel Dickert wades through water in front of his home in Florida (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/AP)

Hurricane Idalia made landfall on Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast.

It submerged homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines before sweeping into Georgia.