‘This storm spared no one:’ Gov. Kemp addresses Hurricane Helene damages, relief

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. — Gov. Brian Kemp joined state, federal and local leaders toured Richmond County and surrounding areas impacted by Hurricane Helene.

“This storm literally spared no one,” Kemp said.

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The death toll from the storm surpassed 100 across the Southeast. Kemp said during a news conference Monday that the death toll in the state had risen from 17 to 25. A North Carolina county that includes the mountain city of Asheville reported 30 people killed there.

Included in those deaths were a 27-year-old mother and her one-year-old twins. Their identities were not released.

Leon Davis, a part-time fire chief in Blackshear, Georgia also died during the hurricane.

Channel 2′s Tom Regan is in Augusta with the latest updates, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News at 4 p.m.

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