The Chatham County Detention Center has no power and is running on generators with 1,600 inmates inside. He says transportation to those shelters will be available by calling 91. Officials say drivers should treat intersections without traffic lights as four-way stops.Ĭhatham Emergency Management Agency Director Dennis Jones says the county is working to provide shelter for people who stayed through the storm but whose homes are no longer safe. In addition to flooding and downed trees, he said there have been traffic collisions due to the lack of working traffic lights. "I've been riding this entire county, and it's scary," Scott said. Chatham County will be under curfew 7 p.m.-7 a.m., and Bryan County has announced a mandatory stay-in-place curfew until further notice. In the meantime, officials continue to tell people to stay indoors. Scott the county will announce plans for a re-entry timeline Sunday morning. No details have been released about the second death. Police have confirmed the man's death was weather-related. One man was found dead in his Isle of Hope home, which sustained damage from a fallen tree. Officials advise residents and business owners to clean and disinfect anything that got wet from floodwaters, which can pick up sewage and chemicals.Ĭhatham County Commission Chairman Al Scott has confirmed two deaths during the storm. Insurance providers may also help recoup the cost of frozen or refrigerated food lost due to power outages. Just under 203,000 Georgia Power customers remain without power.Ī Red Cross shelter is now open at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center for those who are blocked from returning home or who find their homes uninhabitable.Ĭounty and municipal crews are focused on clearing trees for roadways, so officials say residents should contact their insurance providers about trees fallen on homes and property. A coastal flood warning is in effect for coastal parts of Glynn and Camden counties.Ĭhatham County officials have said they'll issue more details on a re-entry timeline at 10 a.m. Re-entry to most of the coast is still prohibited for evacuees, and officials are still urging those who stayed to remain indoors while efforts to clean up and restore power are underway. Flooding continues in North Carolina, and a hurricane watch is still in effect for part of the state's coast.Īs the sun rises in coastal Georgia, the state Department of Transportation says crews are headed back out to continue clearing roadways. Matthew is now a Post-Tropical Cyclone 60 miles off Cape Hatteras, N.C. Access to Tybee won't be restored until the state Department of Transportation deems bridges safe. Tybee Mayor Jason Buelterman says residents may not be able to return to the island even after re-entry begins for the rest of the county. Police, Sheriff's deputies and the National Guard troops will also be patrolling for looting. He's encouraging neighborhood associations and neighborhood watch groups to organize local cleanups - and to keep an eye out for possible looting. In the meantime, Savannah Mayor Eddie DeLoach is asking residents to work together to start cleaning up debris in their neighborhoods. "You are essentially coming back to a shell of your home."Ĭrews are working to repair power lines and clear roads. “You need to understand, you will not have power. Chatham Emergency Management Director Dennis Jones says evacuees won't be returning to life as usual at home. At that point, Chatham County will be open to the public as well, though there will be a curfew in effect from 10 p.m.-7 a.m.īut local officials are encouraging people to wait until Monday morning to return because road conditions remain dangerous, with flooding and downed power lines in many areas. Governor Nathan Deal is lifting the mandatory evacuation order for coastal counties except for Chatham, where it won't be lifted until 5 p.m. National Hurricane Center's projected path of Post-Tropical Cyclone Matthew.
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