"Historic South Carolina Floods: Heavy Rain, Hundreds Rescued"

"COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hundreds were rescued from fast-moving floodwaters Sunday in South Carolina 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.

The powerful rainstorm dumped more than a foot of rain overnight on Columbia, swamping hundreds of businesses and homes. Emergency workers waded into waist-deep water to help people trapped in cars, dozens of boats fanned out to rescue others in flooded neighborhoods and some were plucked from rooftops by helicopters. More door-to-door search operations are planned Monday.

With so much water, officials said it could take weeks or even months to assess every road and bridge that's been closed around the state. Several interstates around Columbia were closed, and so was a 75-mile stretch of Interstate 95 that is a key route connecting Miami to Washington, D.C. and New York."

Seanna Adcox and Jeffrey Collins report for the Associated Press October 5, 2015.

SEE ALSO:

"South Carolina Flood: Door-To-Door Searches, Swamped Roads" (AP)

"South Carolina Hit By Torrential Rainfall, Eight Dead" (Reuters)