At least eight people were killed in the southern United States after storm Beryl felled trees and caused heavy flooding, before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone on Tuesday.

In Texas, where Beryl entered as a Category 1 hurricane early Monday, at least seven people were killed, while another person died in neighboring Louisiana, authorities said.

Beryl's death toll is now at least 18 after it tore through the Caribbean last week -- at one point as a Category 5 hurricane, the highest recordable strength.

Some 2.2 million households in Texas were without electricity Tuesday due to damaged power grids, even as temperatures were forecast to reach 41C (106F) with humidity factored in.

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Source: Reuters

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