NEW : Georgia insurance commissioner estimates $ 1 million in losses . President , Georgia governor offers aid ; president expresses condolences . Death toll from floods : at least five in Georgia ; one was missing in Florida . On Tuesday , Perdue pleaded with residents to stay off flooded roads , noting that nearly all the fatalities in the state were drivers and passengers swept away by floodwaters . As of Tuesday afternoon , hundreds of people were still in shelters in Georgia .
NEW : Georgia insurance commissioner estimates $ 1 million in losses . President , Georgia governor offers aid ; president expresses condolences . Death toll from floods : at least five in Georgia ; one was missing in Florida . As of Tuesday afternoon , hundreds of people were still in shelters in Georgia .