Water levels are rising in South Carolina and authorities are urging residents to leave their homes

Written By وداد السعودي on 2018/09/26

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Weather of Arabia</strong> - the authorities urged thousands of residents to leave their homes around the city of Georgetown in the state of South Carolina, with the rise in river levels; Because of the water left by Hurricane Florence, which threatens devastating floods.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> As of early Tuesday, emergency services said water levels continued to rise, more than a week after the hurricane hit the Atlantic coast of the United States, killing 46 people, most of them in North Carolina.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The National Weather Service said water up to three meters high could inundate parts of Georgetown over the next few days as the Pedee River and Wacamo River flood. She added that this flood threatens to cut off roads and isolate population centers.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> “If you see on the flood map ... that you are in an area that will be affected, you should leave,” Georgetown Police Chief Lynn Cribb said on Monday. Your property can be replaced, but your life is not.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> State transportation teams are working to erect temporary levees on either side of Highway 17, the main coastal road passing through the area, while National Guard engineers are building a floating bridge in Georgetown in case the highway is submerged by the flood.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The National Weather Service said floods caused by Hurricane Florence will likely continue in coastal areas of North and South Carolina for days as water continues to flow through several rivers on the highway toward the ocean.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Source: Reuters</p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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