Clean up continues in the south after Hurricane Helene swept through the region.
Some people from Erie have made the trip to help with repairs. Joe Dobrich, the owner of Dobrich Electric made his way to Clearwater, Florida on Tuesday and has been working on restoring power to homes.
As Dobrich explained, "Anything that can be like a foot and a half to three feet from the surface of the water, is all damaged with water damage or blown up with electrical surges from the home's wiring."
Dobrich said the island just reopened, but many things are still shut down and it will take time before things are up and running again.
"It's pretty horrific, I can walk you outside and show you all the furniture and all the contractors that are in this area, just throwing everything in the house out", said Dobrich.
Dobrich said the damage he has seen is indescribable, "This is something I have done in the past as far as renovation of homes that have damage, but nothing to this extent."
He's not alone, he said people from all over have stepped up to help homeowners who have lost everything. "There's guys doing demo with all the drywall from the walls, tearing all doors out, cabinets, things on the ground, any appliance, carpeting, furniture, personal belongings, anything that was in the water that has been contaminated and now has to be disposed, including cars", said Dobrich.
Dobrich said the cost in damages and repairs for some of these home will cost tens and thousands of dollars, but it's the first step to a return to normalcy.
Penelec also sent people down to help with damage and restoring power to Georgia. According to Penelec spokesperson, Todd Meyers, 15,000 customers without electricity, including 44,000 in the Augusta area where their crews are working. With the amount of damage they have seen, there is a possibility that when they come home they may send down a second wave of crews if Georgia power requests it.