South Carolina is still dealing with the fallout from this weekend’s record-breaking rainfall with new worries this morning that the Beaver Dam Road dam is in danger of failing.
Evacuations downstream have been ordered as work continues to stabilize the structure:
People living downstream of Beaver Dam in SC told to evacuate immediately http://t.co/PzEx6hKYmY (courtesy: @WLTX) pic.twitter.com/AWs9tbMZod
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) October 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/wis10/status/651714877128634368
Here's a closer look at work on Beaver Dam. At this point, crews are trying to slow deterioration. #FirstAlertWIS10 pic.twitter.com/lcSk4nVa53
— Allie Spillyards (@AllieSpillyards) October 7, 2015
#BREAKING Emergency Workers have put 400 tons of rock into Beaver Dam, they do believe it is stabilized now. @wis10
— Mary King (@MaryKingTV) October 7, 2015
Crews hard at work at Beaver Dam pic.twitter.com/IEYC0gk6bp
— Curtis Wilson (@CurtisWilson275) October 7, 2015
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https://twitter.com/wis10/status/651720828879568900
New evacuations ordered in #SC Beaver Dam area. Live stream on http://t.co/GLgp7y2bWy #SCFlood pic.twitter.com/hrEHrxGFqo
— WFMY News 2 (@WFMY) October 7, 2015
National Guard lining Pebble Creek in case of emergency. #FirstAlertWIS10 @wis10 pic.twitter.com/QBvvUKmwHE
— Allie Spillyards (@AllieSpillyards) October 7, 2015
More than a dozen trucks rolling in with rocks to fill sink hole at Beaver Dam. #FirstAlertWIS10 @wis10 pic.twitter.com/SAJ4MZwbxS
— Allie Spillyards (@AllieSpillyards) October 7, 2015
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