The rain that poured down on South Carolina for several days beginning over the weekend left thousands without water, homes destroyed, and at least nine people dead.
On Sunday, 16.6 inches of rain reportedly fell in one part of the state. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called it the kind of storm that one sees once in 1,000 years.
The weather forecast has since improved, but Associated Press photos from the wreckage, such as the one above of a church submerged in water, offer insight into the amount of damage the storm left in its wake.
Here are some other AP photos taken Tuesday from the state:
Water pours from a gate in the Lake Murray dam in Columbia, South Carolina.
Flooding washes a road away.
Floodwater rushes just beneath a highway.
Water surrounds cars parked behind a home.
A canal breaks.
A building is left in shambles from floodwaters.
Round up the usual suspects: school prayer bans; and gay marriage.
Wonder if these proud, bootstrap-pulling, sweat-o-tha-brow, fiercely independent, gawd-and-the-teaparty REEL CIT’ZINS will be asking for any of that EVIL SOCIALIST GUMMINT CHEESE to help them rebuild.
Stay tuned.
Here is your answer!!!
You’re gonna see Nikki kissing the president’s ring in gratitude. Then disavowing all knowledge of Federal aid and trashing him when called upon to do so esp. when the bushies descend on the state.
Good link. Seems like the only Americans worth considering and helping are those who live in any given senator’s state. The rest? Meh.