Thousands are still without power in Georgia as the region begins its recovery after Hurricane Helene left a path of destruction through the southeast.
As of 6:45 p.m. ET, 620,313 customers in Georgia are without power, making it the state with the second most power outages caused by the storm, according to PowerOutage.US. In South Carolina, there are 818,153 customers out of power and in North Carolina, there are 491,165.
In total, nearly 2.5 million homes and businesses in the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida and Virginia are without power after the massive storm swept through the country.
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Around 14,000 crew members are working to restore power in Georgia, according to a social media post from Georgia Power.
"We are continuing to work around the clock to restore power for our customers quickly and safely," Georgia Power said.
Efforts are underway to restore power to customers after the storm, according to a press release from Georgia Power, who added that there is "the potential for further damage and power outages that could occur due to the saturated ground and weakened trees."
In the Valdosta area, around 73 miles northeast of Tallahassee, there are 31,275 customers affected by 180 power outages, according to Georgia Power's outage map. Power is expected to return to the area by Saturday, Oct. 5.
In the Atlanta area, there are 54 outages affecting 418 customers. The power company is currently assessing the estimated restoration time.
Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend on Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane before it weakened to a tropical depression and barreled through the Southeast.
At least 61 people across all five states have died, according to the Weather Channel.
The storm also caused historic flooding across multiple states and caused between $15 to $26 billion in property damage, most of which spans across Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.
Contributing: Christopher Cann, Trevor Hughes, Thao Nguyen, Jeanine Santucci; USA TODAY
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