Weather

President Joe Biden has made additional disaster assistance available to Georgia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene from Sept. 24.

President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Georgia in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

ATLANTA – The death toll from Hurricane Helene in Georgia shot up significantly during the weekend. At least 25 Georgians died in the storm, Gov. Brian Kemp reported Monday at a briefing in Augusta, one of the areas hit hardest by the hurricane, which struck early Friday morning. “This storm literally spared no one,” Kemp said after touring damage in the Augusta area. “It looked like a 250-mile-wide tornado had hit.” After making landfall in

Hurricane Helene moved out of Georgia Friday morning, leaving in its wake 11 dead, toppled trees that caused widespread power outages and massive flooding.