'It looks like Hell': Hurricane Helene leaves Georgia community in ruins as families brace for long power outages

VALDOSTA, Ga. — Fear lingers in this hard-hit city, where trees toppled onto houses and several downtown buildings were destroyed.

VALDOSTA, Ga. — Fear lingers in this hard-hit city, where trees toppled onto houses and several downtown buildings were destroyed. Anxious families worry their community could be without power for weeks in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

Valdosta residents seeking bottled water, ice, tarps and food passed through an ever-growing line of cars Saturday morning at the Lowndes County Civic Center.

The biggest concern, some said, was the massive power outage in their city and the uncertainty of when the lights would return.

“It’s so widespread because we got a direct hit,” Ronney Bythwood, 71, said after his truck was loaded up with supplies.

More than half a million customers statewide are without power, Gov. Brian Kemp said Saturday in Valdosta near the civic center.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/valdosta-georgia-hurricane-helene-rcna173135

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