Flood of the Day: Caskets Are Rising to the Surface in South Carolina's Rain
South Carolina is getting a lot of rain, you guys.
The last reports have it that parts of the state has received 25 inches, causing nine deaths.
It's a lot of rain. So much so that caskets have begun to rise out of cemeteries, buoyed by the immense amount of water.
From: Kim Boston - Caskets floating in the Springfield Cemetery, Samaria Road in Orangeburg. #SCFlood #SEFlood pic.twitter.com/VQm2h4GAjT
— Daniel Bonds (@Daniel_Bonds) October 4, 2015Keep SC in your prayers.We have caskets floating due to the flood and several of us have lost our homes #Prayer #SC pic.twitter.com/rp9SsbgCUd
— Wendy Boatwright (@Wesmith353) October 4, 2015
This is obviously very traumatic, but it also poses a health risk with the release of volatile chemicals and gases that might be harmful.
President Obama declared a state of emergency for the state on Saturday. The rain will end soon, but the troubles seem to be only starting for the beleaguered areas.
#chswx RT @Little_Carroll: Water levels are starting to make graves and caskets rise. 😕😐 pic.twitter.com/QWM7GDmAnZ
— Joe Wright (@Sctvman) October 4, 2015@JRBerryWLTX evergreen cemetery pic.twitter.com/1y5kz1wsgi
— Justin Sherrill (@ItsOPIEyaBisch) October 4, 2015