The passage of tropical storm Beryl through Texas (USA) has left at least four dead and caused a massive blackout, affecting more than two million people, according to various authorities on Monday. Beryl, which downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm early Monday morning after landing in the southeast of the state on Sunday.

Beryl will continue to move toward the center of the country and the Great Lakes area, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. The storm is expected to continue to weaken, but the NWS still warned that There is a possibility of flooding throughout the state and along the coasts. The NWS has also issued tornado warnings for eastern Texas and western Louisiana.

In the area of Houstonthe most populous city in the state and one of the hardest hit by the storm, authorities have recorded a total of four deaths, including a local police workerThe latter was identified as Russell Richardson, 54, who died after being trapped in his car in the middle of a flood.

2.7 million people are without electricity

The state’s lieutenant governor, Dan Patrick, also assured this Tuesday in a press conference that, throughout the state, more than 2.7 million people are without electricity and has indicated that it will take “several days” to restore service. The electric company CenterPoint Energy, which provides services to the city, indicated that Beryl affected “more than expected” to its customers and noted that more than 2.26 million people remain without electricity on Monday, according to a statement.

“We are mobilizing all our resources (…) to begin the process of restore power to our customers quickly and safely”the company’s vice president, Lynnae Wilson, detailed in the letter. Before arriving in the United States, A week ago, Beryl reached the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson scale, 5, in the Caribbean, where it caused death and destruction, and then made landfall early Friday morning in Tulum, Mexico.

Three named tropical storms have formed so far during the Atlantic hurricane season, which began on June 1: Alberto, Beryl and Chris. This year the Atlantic will have a well above average hurricane season, with the possibility of up to 13 hurricanesof which up to seven may be major, according to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).