COLUMBIA, South Carolina — This is the kind of deluge that might happen only once every 1,000 years. South Carolina is grappling with historic flooding that has led to several deaths, shut down interstates and sent search crews scrambling to rescue those trapped by rising waters.
“This is an incident we’ve never dealt with before,” Gov. Nikki Haley said.
The hardest-hit swath of South Carolina stretches from the capital city of Columbia, right in the middle of the state, all the way to the coast, from Georgetown down to Charleston.
On Sunday, Columbia endured its rainiest day in history, according to the National Weather Service. And much of Charleston was pummeled by two feet of rainfall.
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WSOCTV (@wsoctv) October 05, 2015
The high school football field. #SCFlood #PrayForSC #Conway http://t.co/KxdyHQJH9L—
Jacy Merrill (@JacyMerrill) October 05, 2015
4 Rock Hill firefighters headed to Columbia with rescue boat to help with flooding recovery on.wsoctv.com/1QT69GW http://t.co/05C0T0e8Im—
WSOCTV (@wsoctv) October 04, 2015
[IMAGES] Historic flooding across South Carolina on.wsoctv.com/1PeO8o1 http://t.co/Rqs8BUl7C2—
WSOCTV (@wsoctv) October 05, 2015
WATCH: Get a video tour of downtown #Charleston in the midst of the #SCFlood: bit.ly/1PZ2gQt. #chswx http://t.co/fAeWQy7vAk—
The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) October 05, 2015
.@CofC cancels classes on Monday, closes campus tonight due to #CharlestonFlooding. bit.ly/1WFTf2C #chswx http://t.co/hS6ENd3au1—
The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) October 04, 2015
Residents encouraged to stay out of sewage-tainted floodwaters bit.ly/1j8pcT7 #chsnews #chsflood #chswx http://t.co/feSjhKFOMe—
Melissa Boughton (@mboughtonPC) October 04, 2015
Catastrophic flooding hits South Carolina, East Coast [Photos] ow.ly/T1sxb #SCFlood #PCinsurance http://t.co/HUb8ZAvnPm—
PropertyCasualty360 (@PC_360) October 05, 2015
