Heartbreaking photos have been released of twin newborn boys tragically killed alongside their mother before major family reunions after a tree fell on a mobile home in rural Georgia during Hurricane Helen. It was done.
The youngest known victims of the devastating hurricane, a one-month-old baby boy, Kyziah Williams and Kazmir Williams, crouched down with their 27-year-old mother, Kobe Williams, in Thomson last week. However, he was devastated and overwhelmed with grief. The family revealed.
Just hours after the hurricane devastated the town, the bodies of the twins were discovered lying beneath their mother as relatives dodged fallen trees and downed power lines to check on the trio. .
Her grandfather, Obie Williams, had not yet met the babies, but said his daughter had promised to hunker down in the bathroom when she realized it would be impossible to evacuate with the young babies.
“I'm shocked,” the grandfather said, adding, “I won't be able to see my grandchildren anymore.”
“I was looking at pictures from when they were born and every day since then, but I hadn't gotten to meet them yet.”
As the death toll from the hurricane reached 215 as of Friday across Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and the Carolinas, tragic photos of the boys born on August 20 surfaced.
Other young victims include a 7-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy who were killed in Washington County, Georgia.
Meanwhile, Ms Williams said the family is currently waiting for the bodies of the twins and their mother to be released by the coroner and for the roads to be cleared before making funeral arrangements.
They are waiting for the county coroner to release the body and clear the road before making funeral arrangements.
Trapped in her neighborhood near the South Carolina border for a day after the storm passed through with full force, Williams, whose daughter was studying to become a nurse's assistant, had to leave school to give birth to her sons. He said he took a break.
He described her as a lovely, outgoing, strong young woman who was always smiling and loved making people laugh.
“That was my baby,” he said. “And everyone loved her.”
with post wire
