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SAVANNAH, Ga. - Residents of Savannah have a little more than two weeks left before the city stops collecting debris left by Hurricane Matthew. City officials said in a news release Wednesday that any remaining debris - including tree limbs and discarded construction materials such as boards and roof shingles - must be left by the curb of homes and businesses for pickup by Jan. 15. Savannah City Hall says more than 307,000 cubic yards of debris has been collected since Matthew raked the Georgia coast in early October. But roughly 100,000 cubic yards still need removing. That's enough to fill more than 7,100 dump trucks. Savannah has dedicated more than 225 city workers and contractors to cleaning up the city since the hurricane.