Deadly Idalia storm surge barrels through Georgia and the Carolinas

Sea defenses in Charleston, South Carolina were breached on Wednesday night as Idalia continued cutting a swathe through the United States.

The massive storm cell killed at least two people, destroyed thousands of homes and has left 300,000 people without power.

The Battery, a sea wall and promenade district famous for its stately antebellum homes, was hammered by waves as night fell.

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