ATLANTA , Georgia ( CNN ) -- Dry skies greeted Georgia for a second day Wednesday , giving residents a chance to mourn , recover and repair after devastating floods killed nine people earlier this week . Douglas County , Georgia , emergency managers provide water Wednesday to residents without treated water . Water was beginning to recede in many areas , and some roads , including Interstate 285 and Interstate 20 , were reopening . Several others remained closed , state authorities said . As of Tuesday afternoon , hundreds of people were still in shelters , with more than 250 people in the Cobb County Civic Center , according to the Red Cross . There are cases where people have lost everything , spokeswoman Lisa Matheson said Tuesday . Before they were evacuated , Cordell Albert and her husband , Christopher , moved their valuables to the second floor of their Powder Springs home , CNN affiliate WGCL reported . `` I feel lost , '' she said , according to the affiliate . `` I feel homeless . '' Watch more about the flooding aftermath and cleanup » . Gov . Sonny Perdue has declared a state of emergency in 17 flood-stricken counties , and State Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine estimated that the flooding has caused an estimated $ 250 million in losses . Watch where the flooding hit hardest » . `` Many of the homeowners afflicted by this event do n't have flood insurance , '' he said in a written statement . Georgia 's flood-related death toll has reached nine , authorities said , with six deaths alone in Douglas County , west of Atlanta . To the north , one person was missing and presumed dead in Chattanooga , Tennessee . See photos of the flooding » . Perdue spoke to President Obama on Tuesday night about the flooding , White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said . The president `` expressed his condolences for the loss of life and his concern for the citizens of Georgia amidst the ongoing flooding , '' Shapiro said . Perdue updated Obama on the situation , and the two discussed the response to the crisis , Shapiro added . The president also assured the governor that his request for federal aid would receive prompt attention , the spokesman added . Parts of northwest and south-central Georgia , as well as the metro Atlanta area , were still under flood warnings Wednesday . Also on Wednesday , students from three of metro Atlanta 's four largest school districts were returning to classes after flooding caused school closings the day before . Watch what caused such torrential rain » . But CNN meteorologists said rain was not likely for much of the state Wednesday , although isolated thunderstorms in north Georgia were possible . Georgia may also see rain this weekend , CNN meteorologist Jacqui Jeras said . `` Of course , we 're not expecting another foot of rain , '' she said , `` but we could pick up an inch or two . '' iReport.com : Horses pulled to safety from flooded creek . 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 . CNN 's Carolina Sanchez , Shawn Nottingham and Samuel Gardner contributed to this report .
NEW : Georgia insurance commissioner estimates an estimated $ 250 million in losses . President , Georgia governor discuss aid ; Obama expresses condolences . Death toll from floods : at least nine in Georgia ; hundreds person missing in Georgia . As of Tuesday night , hundreds of people were still in shelters in Georgia .