Irma assaults Georgia: 3 dead and nearly 1.5 million without power

ATLANTA — Irma slogged through Georgia on Monday, leaving a trail of flooding, power outages and downed trees in its wake. The storm weakened substantially after unleashing hurricane-strength winds in Florida and the Caribbean. But even as a tropical storm, Irma packed a powerful punch. Three Georgia deaths were blamed on the storm — a 55-year-old…