Historic flooding in South Carolina leaves 9 dead, 40,000 without water

This is what South Carolina’s flooding looked like from space.

Historic flooding in South Carolina has left nine people dead. The catastrophic rain from Hurricane Joaquin has destroyed homes, vehicles, dams and closed more than 500 bridges and roads. Gov. Nikki Haley called it “a disaster like nothing South Carolina has seen before,” and has warned residents to stay alert.

“This is not over,” she said in a press conference earlier today.

According to Reuters, roughly 40,000 people are without drinking water and 26,000 are without power. Nearly 1,000 have found shelter outside of their homes.

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New: This is what it looks like when a dam breaks. Vid comes from Lexington, SC. #scflood #scwxhttps://t.co/VkQyl1fqMF

— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) October 5, 2015

Congress rd Hopkins near leesburg rd @JRBerryWLTX @AndreaMockWLTX pic.twitter.com/EPdvCP40WH

— Danielle (@bouyeacowart12) October 4, 2015

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This dog was abandoned at a flooded home on Waccamaw Drive. Some Good Samaritans rescued him. #SCFlood #SCflooding pic.twitter.com/d248YiRqhq

— Charles Perry (@Horryjournalist) October 5, 2015

At least 1,3000 members of the National Guard are in South Carolina to help with rescue efforts.

South Carolina HART conducts multiple hoist rescues during #scflood http://t.co/l7WwjXdc2C @SCNationalGuard pic.twitter.com/jRjY6zzJ00

— National Guard (@USNationalGuard) October 5, 2015

FEMA has also dispatched teams to assist.

VA-TF1 Has Arrived in South Carolina https://t.co/u0nzq2izI7 pic.twitter.com/UsbVMrNzzw

— Fairfax Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) October 5, 2015

Watch tonight’s PBS NewsHour for more.