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Tropical Storm Debby drenches Southeast and strands residents in Savannah, Georgia

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Savannah Fire Advanced Firefighters Ron Strauss, right, and Andrew Stevenson, left, carry food to residents in the Tremont Park neighborhood that where stranded in flooding from Tropical Storm Debby in Savannah. (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Savannah Fire Advanced Firefighters Ron Strauss, right, and Andrew Stevenson, left, carry food to residents in the Tremont Park neighborhood that where stranded in flooding from Tropical Storm Debby in Savannah. (Stephen B. Morton/AP)

Firefighters used boats to evacuate people in Savannah, Georgia, as historic floodwaters rose throughout the Southeast.

We speak to Savannah Morning News photojournalist Richard Burkhart about the impact of tropical storm Debby as it snakes up the East Coast.

This segment aired on August 7, 2024.

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