Augusta, Georgia, was devastated by Hurricane Helene.

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Seven people were killed by the storm there, and an additional 17 lost their lives across the CSRA.

Hurricane Helene

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We have been without power and water and other essentials for a number of days, Ridley said.

So it really does impress upon you what can happen when theres a natural disaster such as that.

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