The number of confirmed deaths caused by the swath of destruction Helene left in Georgia has risen to 33 people, and preliminary reports are up of $417 million in damages across the state. Gov. Brian Kemp and state emergency management officials provided an update Thursday on the response to the deadly storm that swept through

The power outages after Hurricane Helene are larger than any other in state history, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said.

About 270,000 customers in Georgia still were without electricity Thursday, six days after Hurricane Helene cut a destructive swath across the southeastern part of the state, down from 1.3 million at the storm’s peak.