MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Over 4 million people in the southeastern U.S. are without power Friday afternoon due to Hurricane Helene.
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Both South Carolina and Georgia have over 1 million residents without power, with Florida slightly below 1 million.
Vast swaths of the Big Bend and North Florida remain without power, and many counties with 99% of residents lack electricity.
Watch: Utility companies across Central Florida prepare for Helene
In Central Florida, the county with the largest number of outages is Marion, with 36,000 as of Noon.
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