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See Images of the Devastating Flood in South Carolina

See Images of the Devastating Flood in South Carolina

flood myrtle beach conway — Flooding around homes in the Carolina Forest community in Horry County, S.C., on Oct. 6, 2015.Janet Blackmon Morgan—AP

October 5, 2015 9:05 AM EDT

flood myrtle beach conway — Flooding around homes in the Carolina Forest community in Horry County, S.C., on Oct. 6, 2015.Janet Blackmon Morgan—AP

Charleston-South Carolina-flood — A resident walks down a flooded Prince St. in Georgetown, S.C., Oct. 4, 2015.Mic Smith—AP

Charleston-South Carolina-flood — Flood waters rise around a title loan store on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia, S.C., Oct. 4, 2015.Sean Rayford—Getty Images

Charleston-South Carolina-flood — A car drives down a flooded street in Charleston, S.C., on Oct. 4, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images

Charleston-South Carolina-flood — Two man row a boat on a flooded street in Charleston, S.C., on Oct. 4, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images

Charleston-South Carolina-flood — Ammie McKnight watches the level of floodwaters in the front yard of her Orange Street home in Georgetown, S.C., Oct. 4, 2015. Randall Hill—Reuters

Charleston-South Carolina-flood — Clare Reigard of Georgetown, South Carolina, abandons her car after it stalled on Duke Street due to heavy rains in Georgetown, S.C., Oct. 4, 2015. Randall Hill—Reuters

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