Photos, videos show Hurricane Helene damage around Southeast Georgia, Northeast Florida
ByActionNewsJax.com News Staff
ByActionNewsJax.com News Staff
Jacksonville, Fla. — Thousands are surveying the damage left behind in the wake of Hurricane Helene. About 1 million customers in Georgia and 1 million in Florida remained without power at about 2 p.m. Friday, according to the governors of those states.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Friday morning that 11 people were killed in the state during the storm. One of those killed was a first responder, he said during a news conference.
Kemp said state emergency officials were still getting calls from people trapped in their homes by fallen trees. Most of those calls were coming from Valdosta where 115 homes were severely damaged, he said.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the Florida National Guard rescued 30 residents throughout the state trapped by the deadly storm. The 3,900 Florida National Guard members are providing law enforcement support, clearing roads, search and rescue, and flood mitigation, DeSantis said during a news conference Friday afternoon.
Helene damage Photos from Action News Jax team of Hurricane Helene damage around Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
Helene damage
Helene damage Photos from Action News Jax team of Hurricane Helene damage around Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
Helene damage Photos from Action News Jax team of Hurricane Helene damage around Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
Helene damage Photos from Action News Jax team of Hurricane Helene damage around Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. (Action News Jax)
Helene damage Photos from Action News Jax team of Hurricane Helene damage around Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
Helene damage Photos from Action News Jax team of Hurricane Helene damage around Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
First responders in Cobb spring into action
Tropical Weather This photo provided by Venice Police Department rescue crews assist residents after conducting door-to-door wellness checks, in coastal areas that were flooded by Hurricane Helene on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Venice, Fla . (Venice Police Department via AP) (Uncredited/AP)
Hurricane Helene aftermath
Bohler Road in Atlanta
Bohler Road in Atlanta
Hurricane Helene Hits Gulf Coast Of Florida ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 27: A car is submerged in the floodwaters in the Buckhead neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region as a category four hurricane, and has brought flooding inland as the storm system moves over Georgia, heading into the Carolinas. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images) (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
Tropical Weather Workers remove debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Fla., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
Tropical Weather A woman walks with her dog through floodwaters from Hurricane Helene in the Shore Acres neighborhood Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson) (Mike Carlson/AP)
APTOPIX Tropical Weather Workers clear debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Fla., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
Tropical Weather A vehicle is submerged outside a home near Peachtree Creek in Atlanta Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Jason Allen) (Jason Allen/AP)
Tropical Weather Floodwaters surround a structure Friday, Sept 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen) (Jason Allen/AP)
Tropical Weather Workers remove debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Fla., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
Tropical Weather Halle Brooks kayaks down a street flooded by Hurricane Helene in the Shore Acres neighborhood Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson) (Mike Carlson/AP)
Tropical Weather Thomas Chaves, left, and Vinny Almeida walk through floodwaters from Hurricane Helene in an attempt to reach Chaves's mother's house in the Shore Acres neighborhood Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson) (Mike Carlson/AP)
Tropical Weather An American flag sits in the floodwaters from Hurricane Helene in the Shore Acres neighborhood Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson) (Mike Carlson/AP)
Wolf Creek in South FUlton
Rollingwood Drive in Athens
Helene Damage in Jacksonville Damage Friday morning from Hurricane Helene in the San Jose Forest and San Jose West area in Jacksonville. (Anne Marie Corpora)
Helene damage in Jacksonville Damage Friday morning from Hurricane Helene in the San Jose Forest and San Jose West area in Jacksonville. (Anne Marie Corpora for Action News Jax)
Helene damage in Jacksonville Damage Friday morning from Hurricane Helene in the San Jose Forest and San Jose West area in Jacksonville. (Anne Marie Corpora)
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