in 17 flood-stricken counties , and State Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine estimated that the flooding has caused an estimated $ 250 million in losses . Watch where the flooding hit hardest '' `` Many of the homeowners afflicted by this event do n't have flood insurance , '' he said in a written statement . Georgia 's flood-related death toll has reached nine , authorities said , with six deaths alone in Douglas County , west of Atlanta . To the north , one person was missing and presumed dead in Chattanooga , Tennessee . See photos of the flooding '' Perdue spoke to President Obama on Tuesday night about the flooding , White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said . The president `` expressed his condolences for the loss of life and his concern for the citizens of Georgia amidst the ongoing flooding , '' Shapiro said . Perdue updated Obama on the situation , and the two discussed the response to the crisis , Shapiro added . The president also assured the governor that his request for federal aid would receive prompt attention , the spokesman added . Parts of northwest and south-central Georgia , as well as the
ATLANTA , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Dry skies greeted Georgia for a second day Wednesday , giving residents a chance to mourn , recover and repair after devastating floods killed nine people earlier this week . Douglas County , Georgia , emergency managers provide water Wednesday to residents without treated water . Water was beginning to recede in many areas , and some roads , including Interstate 285 and Interstate 20 , were reopening . Several others remained closed , state authorities said . As of Tuesday afternoon , hundreds of people were still in shelters , with more than 250 people in the Cobb County Civic Center , according to the Red Cross . There are cases where people have lost everything , spokeswoman Lisa Matheson said Tuesday . Before they were evacuated , Cordell Albert and her husband , Christopher , moved their valuables to the second floor of their Powder Springs home , CNN affiliate WGCL reported . `` I feel lost , '' she said , according to the affiliate . `` I feel homeless . '' Watch more about the flooding aftermath and cleanup '' Gov. Sonny Perdue has declared a state of emergency