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As the waters along the South Carolina coast continue to cause devastation in the area, six people have died and more are in need of rescuing, officials said Sunday.
Emergency crews have taken swift action, in what South Carolina officials said is some of the worst flooding the state has seen.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol has 255 troopers on duty with others on standby.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has 320 agents on active or standby duty.
Eight swift water rescue teams are operating with more teams arriving from other states.
School districts in 19 counties are closed or operating on a delayed schedule Monday.
Emergency managers sent out a statewide alert telling people to remain indoors.
Some 30,000 sandbags have been used by the South Carolina Department of Transportation and local public safety agencies.
S.C. Highway Patrol reports Interstate 95 between I-20 in Florence County and I-26 in Orangeburg County has been closed. Interstate traffic in that affected area is being rerouted.
S.C. Highway Patrol reports that today from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. there were reports of 315 collisions, 239 calls for assistance, 273 reports of trees on the road and 318 reports of roadway flooding. Numerous roads have been closed due to the flooding conditions.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is warning of the dangers associated with rising floodwaters, including drowning, bacterial and viral infection from sewage overflows.
