Relentless rain has inundated most of South Carolina’s Low Country and left at least seven people dead. Forecasters had predicted a “once in 1,000 years” storm, and the remnants of Hurricane Joaquin delivered: More than 18 inches of rain has fallen on both South and North Carolina in the past two days. Here, a look at the hardest-hit areas.
At left, two men row a boat on a flooded street in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, on October 4.
People ride their bikes through flood waters on Rosewood Drive in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina October 5, 2015. Torrential rainfall that South Carolina's governor called a once-in-a-millennium downpour triggered flooding in the southeastern U.S. state on Sunday, causing at least eight deaths in the Carolinas.
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Mandy Barnhill packs photographs while evacuating her home on Long Avenue in Conway, South Carolina October 5, 2015. Torrential rainfall that South Carolina's governor called a once-in-a-millennium downpour triggered flooding in the southeastern U.S. state on Sunday, causing at least eight deaths in the Carolinas. The storm had dumped more than 20 inches (50 cm) of rain in parts of central South Carolina since Friday, the National Weather Service said. The state climatologist forecast another 2 to 6 inches (5 to 15 cm) through Monday as the rain began to slacken.
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Chris Stumbo (L-R), his girlfriend Felicia Howerton and Paul Stumbo check out the level of flood waters surrounding their home on Applewood Court in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina October 5, 2015. Torrential rainfall that South Carolina's governor called a once-in-a-millennium downpour triggered flooding in the southeastern U.S. state on Sunday, causing at least eight deaths in the Carolinas.
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Victor Sanchez (L) and Jose Quino remove flood water from the kitchen area at El Cerro Grande Mexican restaurant in Georgetown, South Carolina October 5, 2015. According to Fernando Morales, the owner of the restaurant, water rose to a level of 4 feet in most areas of the business. Torrential rainfall that South Carolina's governor called a once-in-a-millennium downpour triggered flooding in the southeastern U.S. state on Sunday, causing at least eight deaths in the Carolinas. REUTERS/Randall Hill - RTS34MQ
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Neighbors watch crews from the city of Isle of Palms, South Carolina, work to remove a live oak tree that fell down on 23rd Avenue after heavy rains fell Sunday.
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Clare Reigard of Georgetown, South Carolina, abandons her car after it stalled on Duke Street due to heavy rains on Sunday.
The Congaree River, swollen with floodwaters, flows under the Gervais Street bridge in West Columbia, South Carolina, on Sunday. Hundreds were rescued from fast-moving floodwaters as days of driving rain hit a dangerous crescendo that buckled buildings and roads, closed a major East Coast interstate route, and threatened the drinking water supply for the capital city.
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A car is flooded in front of the evacuated Winyah Apartments in Georgetown, South Carolina, on Sunday.
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A downtown Georgetown business lined its entrance with sandbags ahead of the flood warning.
A motorcyclist navigated through floodwaters in Garden City Beach, South Carolina, on Friday.
