“We probably know 100 people who have lost their homes”, he said.
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Haley also said that her request for a major disaster declaration, made Monday, has been approved by the White House.
An additional 35 other dams are being monitored, Buchanan said.
“It’s devastating for Columbia”, he said. In the region around Columbia, as many as 40,000 homes lacked water, although a few service was restored Tuesday.
Middle Georgia’s Red Cross volunteers are ready to help but await deployment for the flooding in South Carolina.
Gov. Nikki Haley looks over flood-damaged areas of the state recently.
“God smiled on South Carolina – the sun came out”, Haley said.
“We expect everywhere that flooding rains will increase”, NOAA official Ken Kunkel said earlier this year.
Although the bulk of the rain has ended, high waters are still a very risky reality after the historic flood event in South Carolina.
The sheriff said the decision to evacuate was based on the recommendations of engineers at the dam.
Dam failures were a constant concern for thousands of residents, days after the rain ended.
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“This is not over”, said Derrec Becker, spokesman for the South Carolina Emergency Management Division. “But, besides that everything is going good”.
“We’re talking hundreds of millions (of dollars), maybe over a billion”, he said.
Andy Shain is covering the flooding for The State newspaper in Columbia. Graham was a vocal critic of the federal government’s aid package to the Northeast following Hurricane Sandy in 2012, saying it was a “pork-laden monstrosity”.
The floodwaters have not receded and as the water in the swollen rivers flow toward the ocean, more damaging high waters are expected. For the second time in two days, he rushed to pack up his family’s belongings.
Knapp said he did not understand why people living downstream of the dams had not been warned of potential breaches in advance of the heavy rainfall.
Those killed included five trapped in vehicles overcome by flood water, the paper reported, citing state officials.
“That number’s going to go up”, Haley warned.
Early Wednesday, officials had urged residents near Beaver Creek Dam to immediately seek shelter and move to higher ground. In Richland County, closed roads included sections of Bluff Road, Hard Scrabble, Decker Boulevard, Caughman Road, Killian Road, Fort Jackson Boulevard, Sunset Drive and many more.
Authorities worked overnight to try to stabilize the dam after a sinkhole formed nearby, pumping water out of the pond to relieve pressure on the dam.
Though the rains have stopped, dangers from the flooding are far from over. The school hopes to make a decision in the next day or two. Many of those were in the Columbia area.
Near the coast, residents were seen sandbagging around homes, businesses and tourist attractions as they prepared for the surge of water that was headed their way. Police say the evacuation order affects 1,000 homes.
Rescue crews searched for two people who vanished in Richland County when their pickup entered flood water.
“It wasn’t on my list of things to do today, I can tell you that”, said Wells.
The workers were in town to help fix washed out tracks.
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