One dead as Idalia blows through Georgia as tropical storm

Jewell Baggett searches the wreckage of her mother’s home in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, after the passage of Hurricane Idalia (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)

One person died in Georgia as Hurricane Idalia weakened into a tropical storm after smashing into Florida on Wednesday.

Idalia clocked maximum sustained winds nearing 125mph as it made landfall near Keaton Beach in Florida at 7.45am, crossing into Georgia with top winds of 90mph before weakening to a tropical storm with speeds of 60mph overnight.