{"id":66832,"date":"2017-02-22T13:37:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T17:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=66832"},"modified":"2017-02-22T13:40:59","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T17:40:59","slug":"the-destruction-is-phenomenal-albany-officials-discuss-damage-missing-toddler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=66832","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The destruction is phenomenal,&#8217; Albany officials discuss damage, missing toddler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->www.11alive.com<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-width: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/interactive.tegna-media.com\/video\/embed\/embed.html?id=2487210&amp;type=video&amp;title=Albany suffers massive damage&amp;site=85&amp;playerid=6918249996581&amp;dfpid=32805352&amp;dfpposition=Video_prestream_external\u00a7ion=home\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"story-asset story-metadata-asset\">\n<div class=\"article-metadata-wrap\">\n<section class=\"storymetadata-bucket expandable-photo-module\">\n<aside class=\"single-photo expandable-collapsed\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap large-view\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-wrap small-view\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"expand-img-horiz\" src=\"http:\/\/www.11alive.com\/img\/resize\/content.13wmaz.com\/photo\/2017\/01\/23\/IMG_8072_1485184286949_7893635_ver1.0.JPG?preset=534-401\" alt=\"\" data-mycapture-src=\"http:\/\/www.11alive.com\/img\/resize\/content.13wmaz.com\/photo\/2017\/01\/23\/IMG_8072_1485184286949_7893635_ver1.0.JPG?preset=534-401\" \/><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-asset inline-share-tools-asset mod-wrapper\">\n<h5 class=\"inline-share-tools asset-inline-share-tools asset-inline-share-tools-bottom\"><span class=\"inline-share-btn inline-share-btn-facebook share-button facebook\" data-tealium-share=\"\" data-tealium-tracker=\"inline_facebook\"><span class=\"inline-share-btn-label inline-share-btn-label-facebook\">CONNECT<\/span><\/span> <a class=\"inline-share-btn inline-share-btn-twitter share-button twitter\" data-tealium-share=\"\" data-tealium-tracker=\"inline_twitter\"><span class=\"inline-share-btn-label inline-share-btn-label-twitter\">TWEET<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"inline-share-btn inline-share-btn-linkedin share-button linkedin\"><span class=\"inline-share-btn-label inline-share-btn-label-linkedin\">LINKEDIN<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"inline-share-btn inline-share-btn-googleplus share-button googleplus\"><span class=\"inline-share-btn-label inline-share-btn-label-googleplus\">GOOGLE+<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"inline-share-btn inline-share-btn-pinterest share-button pinterest\"><span class=\"inline-share-btn-label inline-share-btn-label-pinterest\">PINTEREST<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Deadly storms hit Albany less than three weeks ago with straight-line winds blowing through much of Dougherty County on\u00a0 Jan. 2.<\/p>\n<p>A very bad situation was made worse Sunday as the area was hit again. This time it was deadly tornadoes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are four confirmed deaths. That number is going to rise,&#8221; said\u00a0Dougherty County Commission Chairman Chris Cohilas during a news conference Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Cohilas said he&#8217;s hearing many reports of missing people, including a child that was blown away in the storm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.13wmaz.com\/weather\/ema-director-gives-update-on-albany-tornado-damage\/391302361\"><strong>VIDEO:<\/strong> EMA director gives update on deadly Albany tornadoes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-width: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/interactive.tegna-media.com\/video\/embed\/embed.html?id=2486827&amp;type=video&amp;title=EMA director gives update on Albany tornado damage&amp;site=85&amp;playerid=6918249996581&amp;dfpid=32805352&amp;dfpposition=Video_prestream_external\u00a7ion=home\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During a flyover we got a call for a 2-year-old child that had been swept away,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We have a lot of people separated from their families. They have no food, no warmth and no hope.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Emergency officials from several areas around the state are helping with search and rescue efforts, Dougherty County EMA Director Ron Rowe said during the news conference.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have multiple neighborhoods that have been removed,&#8221; he said about some mobile home parks that were completely obliterated.<\/p>\n<p>Cohilas said the Jan. 2 storms were under reported and he&#8217;s still trying get money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help the town.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.13wmaz.com\/weather\/video-damage-around-albany-following-deadly-tornadoes-\/391299042\"><strong>VIDEO:<\/strong> Damage around Albany following deadly tornadoes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-width: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/interactive.tegna-media.com\/video\/embed\/embed.html?id=2486811&amp;type=video&amp;title=VIDEO: Damage around Albany following deadly tornadoes &amp;site=85&amp;playerid=6918249996581&amp;dfpid=32805352&amp;dfpposition=Video_prestream_external\u00a7ion=home\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve exhausted our local resources,&#8221; Cohilas\u00a0said &#8220;Despite having extensive state resources &#8230; it has been too little.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cohilas then said he thinks red tape is keeping FEMA dollars from Dougherty County. He said he was just in Washington, D.C. last week speaking to Georgia lawmakers trying to get funding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have been requesting and crying out for help from FEMA for their assistance,&#8221; Cohilas said adding that he hopes President Trump can help them cut through the red tape.<\/p>\n<p>FOR 24-HOUR STORM RELIEF ASSISTANCE, CALL THE EOC CENTER AT 229-483-6226, 229-483-6227, and 229-483-6228.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.13wmaz.com\/news\/politics\/trump-pledges-support-to-georgia-after-deadly-storms\/389920868\"><strong>RELATED: <\/strong>President Trump pledges support to Georgia after deadly storms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.13wmaz.com\/news\/photos-deadly-tornadoes-cause-massive-damage-in-albany\/391316330\"><strong>PHOTOS:<\/strong>\u00a0Deadly tornadoes cause massive damage in Albany<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"tegnagallery_uuiax8nw\" class=\"js-tegnagallery js-tegnagallery_initialized\" data-site=\"85\" data-story=\"391316330\" data-source=\"lakana\" data-count=\"1\">\n<div class=\"tegnagallery tegnagallery_platform_desktop\">\n<div class=\"tegnagallery__fake-single\">\n<div class=\"tegnagallery__fake-single-big\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tegnagallery__fake-single-thumbs\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tegnagallery__fake-single-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/resize.tegna-media.com\/remote\/content.13wmaz.com\/photo\/2017\/01\/23\/ALBANY_1485187047453_7893676_ver1.0.JPG?preset=video-thumb-large\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tegnagallery__fake-single-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/resize.tegna-media.com\/remote\/content.13wmaz.com\/photo\/2017\/01\/23\/IMG_8068_1485184287095_7893638_ver1.0.JPG?preset=video-thumb-large\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tegnagallery__fake-single-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/resize.tegna-media.com\/remote\/content.13wmaz.com\/photo\/2017\/01\/23\/IMG_8069_1485184287082_7893637_ver1.0.JPG?preset=video-thumb-large\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tegnagallery__fake-single-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/resize.tegna-media.com\/remote\/content.13wmaz.com\/photo\/2017\/01\/23\/IMG_8063_1485184287046_7893636_ver1.0.JPG?preset=video-thumb-large\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tegnagallery__fake-single-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/resize.tegna-media.com\/remote\/content.13wmaz.com\/photo\/2017\/01\/23\/IMG_8072_1485184286949_7893635_ver1.0.JPG?preset=video-thumb-large\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.13wmaz.com\/news\/photos-storms-tear-through-sw-georgia\/391235749\"><strong>PHOTOS: <\/strong>Storms tear through SW Georgia<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"single-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.11alive.com\/img\/resize\/content.13wmaz.com\/photo\/2017\/01\/23\/IMG_8063_1485184287046_7893636_ver1.0.JPG?preset=video-still\" alt=\"draft\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"http:\/\/www.11alive.com\/img\/resize\/content.13wmaz.com\/photo\/2017\/01\/23\/IMG_8063_1485184287046_7893636_ver1.0.JPG?preset=video-still\" \/>Storm damage around Albany, Ga. following deadly tornadoes that touched down in the area Sunday.___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.11alive.com\/news\/local\/the-destruction-is-phenomenal-albany-officials-discuss-damage-missing-toddler\/391334864\">http:\/\/www.11alive.com\/news\/local\/the-destruction-is-phenomenal-albany-officials-discuss-damage-missing-toddler\/391334864<\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66832\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}