COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a terse warning, South Carolina’s governor urged thousands of people in low-lying areas near the coast to evacuate Thursday before a mass of water rumbling toward the ocean floods some places for up to two more weeks.
Gov. Nikki Haley said at a news conference that people in flood-prone parts of four counties should “strongly consider evacuating,” including the 10,000 residents of Georgetown. Officials expect to close two of the main state roads out of the historic town in the coming days.
She asked people watching on television to call relatives who may have a false sense of confidence from surviving hurricanes, calling the second round of expected flooding “a different kind of bad.” She said the standing water could last up to 12 days.
