Overnight rain caused record-breaking flooding and more than 80 rescues across north Georgia communities
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- A Georgia teen helps state residents connect with their loved ones amid severe flooding
- The boy, now 17, uses his HAM radio to connect callers with help when power and cell service fail
- Earlier this week, overnight rain caused more than 80 rescues across Georgia communities near the Tennessee border
As north Georgia residents fought to stay safe amid severe thunderstorms and flash flooding this week, one local teenage radio enthusiast took action to help families check on their loved ones.
A 17-year-old boy named Benji Martin, from DeKalb County, woke up before dawn on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 5, following torrential downpours that swept through Georgia’s Fannin and Gilmer counties the previous night, causing extreme flooding, according to NBC affiliate WXIA-TV…