With extreme flooding threatening to cut off Myrtle Beach from the rest of the state, South Carolina officials are scrambling to find a solution as Tropical Storm Florence moves slowly through the region. Christy Hall, South Carolina’s state secretary of transportation, on Saturday announced plans to build two emergency dams as rainfall is expected to flood routes leading into Horry County, where Myrtle Beach is located. Similarly, U.S. 501 would be the only way into Myrtle Beach. South Carolina leaders say they “dodged a bullet” with Florence , but likely won’t with the floods that are coming . Rivers near Myrtle Beach expected to rise more than 10 ft in coming days.

Source: Huffington Post September 16, 2018 01:52 UTC