GEORGIA — Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced at a news conference on Saturday that 17 people died in the state during Helene.
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“This storm spared no one,” he told the crowd.
In Blackshear, Assistant Fire Chief Vernon Leon Davis while responding to a call. According to Kemp, a tree fell on top of his vehicle.
In McDuffie County, a 27-year-old mother and her one-month-old twins were killed after a tree fell on their home.
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A seven-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl were killed in Washington County. A tree fell on their home, and they were trapped inside a burning house.
A 57-year-old man died in Dublin after a tree crashed into his home, according to Kemp.
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