Congary River News Today

That deluge has already submerged parts of suburban south carolina, five people, almost half the deaths from this storm in that state have already died here in this area. all of them in their cars. all of them flooding caused directly by rain. but again this area is also a part of 70 mile long network of dams and lakes and streams, which eventually empty into the congary river. since saturday, eight or nine dam versus given way across the state. three here in the water shed. you see a dam breaks...

Storm in that state have already died here in this area. all of them in their cars. all of them in flooding caused directly by rain. but again this area is also a part of 70 mile long network of dams and lakes and streams, which eventually empty into the congary river. since saturday, eight or nine dams have given way across the state. three of those where is here in the gills creek watershed. you see a dam breaks near the top of this lake system, this overfilled lake rushes down into the next l...

Which eventually empty into the congary river. since saturday, eight or nine dam versus given way across the state. three here in the water shed. you see a dam breaks near the top of this lake system, this overfilled lake rushes down into the next lake. then another dam brakes and so on and so on. all eyes right now, we are told, are on the forest lake dam the forest lake dam breaks, the second largest lake in that whole watershed will flow down into lake katherine. if lake katherines 3,000 foot...

Welcome sign for so many, anxious for the roarry to begin here. the congary river is already above flood level in many areas. the water is rising, in fact a flood warning for the river has been extended now through tuesday evening here. thats the latest live in columbia, south carolina, im jay gray. betty, back to you. >> the dapger is not over, thank you so much. new developments in the desperate search for a cargo ship missing at sea. search and rescue teams are scanning a 225 square foot de...

>> reporter: still it will be a welcome sign for so many, anxious for the recover troy begin here. the congary river is already above flood level in many areas. including here in columbia. the rain is letting up right now. its going to continue throughout the day but even so, the water is still climbing. a flood warning along the river has been extended through tuesday evening here. thats the latest live in columbia, amy, back to you. >> thank you so much. lets bring in nbc meteorologist bill ca...