Midlands residents recover with dozens of roads still closed in Orangeburg County
While things continue to be cleaned up, SC DOT asks for patience as well as caution.
Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors, including 27 girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed with a wall of water in a historic flash flood.
The flooding in Kerr County killed at least 43 people, including 15 children, and six more people died in nearby counties.
While things continue to be cleaned up, SC DOT asks for patience as well as caution.
In Orangeburg County dozens of roads remain closed following last week’s storm and flooding.
Steady rain is in the forecast for the next few days, and Columbia’s flood-prone neighborhood of Five Points isn’t waiting around to prepare.
Portions of West Columbia Riverwalk Re-opened after flooding
Most of the Palmetto State is also considered vulnerable to severe flooding, so representatives say always take flood warnings and alerts seriously. “A mere six inches of fast moving water can knock over an adult, and 12 inches of fast moving water can carry away most cars. Two feet can sweep away SUVs and trucks,” Quagliariello says.
According to the SC DOT, after a road closure due to flooding overnight, crews continue to work on Highway 1 in Leesville, to clean and reopen the roadway
A portion of the West Columbia Riverwalk has re-opened following closure due to flooding.
The West Columbia Riverwalk is opening all portions of its site on Jan. 31 after being temporarily closed due to flooding.