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Gov. Nathan Deal: Power outages biggest obstacle in Irma aftermath
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Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal stopped at the Habersham County Airport Thursday morning for a briefing of Hurricane Irma relief efforts in the state. The stop was part of the governor’s aerial tour to survey storm damage in the state’s hardest hit areas. - photo by Carlos Galarza
CORNELIA — Dealing with power outages has been the biggest obstacle to date in getting Georgia back to normalcy after its close encounter with Hurricane Irma, Gov. Nathan Deal said Thursday. Deal made his comments following a morning stop at the Habersham County Airport in Cornelia, the first of several during an aerial tour to survey damage in north and coastal Georgia.