South Carolina flooding: Death toll rises to at least 12
Death toll from the South Carolina flooding reached at least 10 Monday after historic floods and deadly torrents damaged roads, submerged houses and cars, prompting President Barack Obama to sign a disaster declaration for the state. Two deaths were also reported from neighboring North Carolina.
The federal aid will help recovery efforts, making funding available in Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland, and Williamsburg counties.
The storm, which hit Thursday, dropped so much water on South Carolina that Gov. Nikki Haley called it a "thousand-year rainfall" event. Authorities reportedly said that 40,000 residents were without water and less than 3,500 remained without power. Officials also said that all the deaths were ¬weather-related incidents, which included drowning, according to International Business Times.