VALDOSTA – The number of fatalities in South Georgia from a weekend series of deadly storms has risen to 14 dead, according to officials.

Meanwhile, dozens of people across the region are dealing with damaged homes and injuries in the aftermath of reported tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported 14 confirmed fatalities Monday morning, in Cook, Berrien, Brooks and Dougherty counties.

Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler reported three deaths Monday morning.

Fowler said there are still quite a few missing in Dougherty; search-and-rescue teams are looking for people reported missing.

Cook County is reporting seven confirmed dead. A state report Sunday claimed an eighth fatality but that number was mistaken, according to Cook County officials.

Cook County Coroner Tim Purvis said Monday morning there are seven fatalities.

He said there are no missing people as far as he knows, but authorities will be searching the storm sites this morning just in case they missed anything. 

Purvis said he is not releasing names of the people killed yet. He is still working to notify all relatives of the people who died. 

Two deaths were reported in Berrien County and two deaths were reported in Brooks County due to the storms. In Berrien County, Russell and Ann Nix of Old Lois Road were killed; in Brooks County, Jesse and Betty Newsome were killed, according to authorities. 

Portions of South Georgia remain without power Monday morning.

Mid-morning, Georgia Power reported the following outages:

Lowndes: 27

Brooks: 714

Cook: 177

Berrien: less than five

Tift: less than five

Thomas: 714

Colquitt: 121

Dougherty: 1,079

Statewide: 5,433

Colquitt EMC reported 3,500 people without power in Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook and Lowndes counties.

Both power companies report crews are working to restore service.

Many Mediacom customers report having lost service Sunday and are still without cable and other services Monday morning. Mediacom representatives were not available to comment on the extent of the outage or how long service may be down.

Lowndes County Clerk Paige Dukes said a few dirt roads are impassable but there are no blocked roads or highways in Lowndes. 

She said the county’s emergency management officials are monitoring the Withlacoochee and Little rivers but they don’t expect flooding to the point where it impacts businesses or homes.