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State of emergency declared for 4 mountain counties after floods

Headline from Fox5 Atlanta

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency for four north Georgia mountain counties after overnight flash floods swamped entire business districts, washed out roads, and forced dozens of residents to flee their homes in the dark.

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  1. Just the News

    Outgoing Georgia Governor Kemp declares emergency for flooded northern counties (opens Just the News)

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    Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency for the north Georgia Counties of Fannin, Gilmer, Union and Murray on Thursday afternoon. Several agencies are helping evacuate anyone affected by the flood.

  2. Fox5 Atlanta

    State of emergency declared for 4 mountain counties after floods (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency for four north Georgia mountain counties after overnight flash floods swamped entire business districts, washed out roads, and forced dozens of residents to flee their homes in the dark.

  3. WRBL Columbus

    Gov. Brian Kemp declares State of Emergency in response to Northwest Georgia flooding (opens WRBL Columbus)

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    GEORGIA (WRBL) — Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a State of Emergency for several counties across the state in response to the overnight flash flooding across Northwest Georgia. RELATED: Heavy rains flood towns, dozens rescued on Georgia-Tennessee border Kemp says the State of Emergency impacts the fol…

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