Schools reopen in Seminole County

DONALSONVILLE - Students are back in school in southwest Georgia&#39;s Seminole County after a two-week break caused by serious flooding. <br> <br> Moldy books and bare floors didn&#39;t stop the students from returning to class Monday. <br> <br> Governor Barnes declared the counties of Seminole, Decatur and Miller counties disaster areas after storms spawned by Tropical Storm Hanna swept across the area last month. <br> <br> The National Weather Service reported that nearly 15 inches of rain fell on Donalsonville during a 24-hour period, most of it falling on September 15. <br> <br> About 300 families and 30 businesses were displaced by the floodwaters in Seminole County. <br> <br> One ten-year-old student tells WALB-TV in Albany that the time off from school was spent ``throwing out carpets, throwing stuff away, pulling dressers out.&#39;&#39;

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