Personnel from eight states has made their way to the state to help out in the recovery, including infrastructure and law enforcement help.
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In a statement, issued as Georgetown County officials were preparing a press conference to tamp down concerns raised by the governor, Scott urged residents to evacuate the areas Haley listed as “high-risk”, including Pawleys Island and Georgetown.
“God bless the National Guard”, Haley said.
Haley also announced that the funeral for the SCDOT employee who died during the early hours of the flood crisis was held Saturday. I’m walking along this street with water up to my knees and further back it only gets deeper.
“Officials with the SCDNR and Georgetown County are asking boaters to stay off of flooded roadways and out of areas where homes are flooded unless absolutely necessary”. While a mandatory evacuation order has not been issued, we do strongly encourage residents of the Oatland and Dunbar community to take this opportunity to evacuate. If you need assistance, you can call the county’s disaster call center at (843) 545-3273.
People can also help in a flood bucket project to provide goods.
“They have to make a wake because of the strength of the current”, Kornahrens said.
“Anyone south of Givhans Ferry is going to have a problem”, she warned.
“Thank you to 10 year old Emily for sending this picture to remind us that we will get through this”.
“I don’t know whether it’s going to flood like they say”, Winns said. “But if there is one person that needs shelter, we’re going to do that”, she said. And it could get worse.
Residents of the Dunbar community near Georgetown wave to neighbors as they help each other evacuate under threat of flooding from the Black River.
Haley said during her aerial tour over the state, she could see the water moving across the state. Her two children constrained her to book a room at a lodging too, however she said’s despite everything she stressed in regards to plunderers. “If we come to your door, please be prepared to leave”. She would not like to abandon her guardians, however she said staying with her youngsters in a Georgetown inn was safer.
Holmes was joined by many members of his community who chose to leave with the National Guard the night before, but now were stuck on the other side of the flooding.
The Interstate 95 closure was extended in length, she said. The Highway Patrol has responded to 5,603 calls for service, and 2,549 of those were related to collisions.
They are now watching 70 dams.
Gentry says there are no plans to turn off the city’s water supply.
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She said 23 shelters are open with 474 occupants, but that this number was expected to rise. There were 100 rescues on Friday, and five disaster recovery centers are open in the towns of Irmo, Lexington, Manning, Holly Hill, and Sumter.
