Gov. Brian Kemp has asked lawmakers to approve nearly $615 million to cover costs associated with Hurricane Helene.

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency is currently in 32 counties across the state. Gov. Kemp believes the damage will cost more than what the state saw with Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Georgia farmers devastated ... Georgians already suffered from the hurricane. He pointed to the significant delays experienced after Hurricane Michael in 2018, when it took Congress eight months ...

Hurricane Michael ... Southern Georgia will be hit next, with residents there warned to brace for possible flash floods. Winds will die down as Michael pushes north into the soggy Carolinas ...

"With a path that was hundreds of miles wide ... Kemp told lawmakers during a speech in December. After Hurricane Michael in 2018, Georgia allocated $470 million on top of federal spending.

Helene cost Georgia cotton farmers roughly one-third of their crop, with direct and indirect losses valued at $560 million. Some were still recovering from Hurricane Michael in 2018. Cotton ...