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PHOTOS: Historic rainfall breaches dams, floods Columbia in 2015

By Tracy Glantz,

8 days ago

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Z7yPc_0uo74v7r00 — Flood damage was severe to businesses like Forest Lake Fabrics in Columbia, S.C. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1x3hLy_0uo74v7r00 — The Gervais Street Bridge over a swollen Congaree River on Oct 5, 2015. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3eSuV4_0uo74v7r00 — John Wienges, front, and Will Lenski paddle a canoe with Angela and Logan Smith, 7, who they rescued from their flooded house on Timberlane Drive near Gills Creek. The river flooded homes along Timberlane Drive and Whispering Pines Circle caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Joaquin on Oct. 4, 2015. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=228Uy8_0uo74v7r00 — A couple stands in the center of Garners Ferry Road after heavy rains from Hurricane Joaquin caused Gills Creek to overflow its banks on Oct. 4, 2015. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0vxxW1_0uo74v7r00 — A lamp post is barely visible on what is the West Columbia Riverwalk along the Congaree River, on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=13mbW2_0uo74v7r00 — Residents on Woodlake Drive in Forest Acres are rescued from their homes after waking up with their homes submerged in flood water. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3pkx9L_0uo74v7r00 — A view of the breach in the Columbia Canal on Monday, October. 5, 2015. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0M3kh2_0uo74v7r00 — South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley assesses flood damage in Horry County from a United States Army helicopter on Oct. 7, 2015. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4UMaLq_0uo74v7r00 — A portion of Main street in Lexington was closed off after flood waters in Twelvemile Creek broke through the Old Mill dam in Lexington on Oct. 4, 2015. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4djOjB_0uo74v7r00 — National Guard Sgt. Gerry Ortiz unloads sandbags in Columbia one day before floodwater and rain ravaged the Midlands. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0BIgYg_0uo74v7r00 — South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley meets with emergency preparedness department heads while the state recovers from widespread flooding due to Hurricane Joaquin. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3kANTu_0uo74v7r00 — Shelley Manning looks at the damage to Liberty Income Tax building on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia, SC, Monday, October 5, 2015. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4ES6kd_0uo74v7r00 — A military helicopter moves heavy equipment to aid in the repair of the Columbia Canal after the embankment gave way, draining the canal into the Congaree River. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0jLe9o_0uo74v7r00 — Zahid and Davon Richardson are greeted by a rescue team in the Shandon Crossing apartment complex. Rescue crews from across the country worked to help those in need after rain and flood water ravaged the Columbia, S.C. area. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=05vh3C_0uo74v7r00 — John Wienges, front, and Will Lenski paddle a canoe with Angela and Logan Smith, 7, who they rescued from their flooded house on Timberlane Drive near Gills Creek. The river flooded homes along Timberlane Drive and Whispering Pines Circle caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Joaquin on Oct. 4, 2015. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2sNHjk_0uo74v7r00 — Beverly Steinhaus hugs Carol hill, a friend who helped clean her house on Burwell Street after it was submerged in flood water. Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

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