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Out and theyre coming down very quickly. they were at 270,000 power outages just an hour ago just to give you an idea of how quickly theyre coming down. relatively good. but ill say it again. if youve lost power, have damage to your home, our minds and our hearts are with you and were trying to get you the help you need as quickly as you can. >> derek becker. thank you very much. good luck to you guys. okay? >> thank you. >> when we come back, millions of people evacuated from their florida home...

Coast to be vigilant and take safety precautions. if you live near a waterway, even if you dont live near a waterway, you could see areas that arent normally flooded actually start to flood. >> and where are people going? the mayor mentioned that there are shelters in some areas. >> for this neighborhood, in particular, the richland county sheriffs department is recommending a shelter that has already been established in ermo at sun oak park and its one of the two shelters in the community that ...

There. thanks so much. lets bring in derek becker, public information officer with the south carolina emergency management division. mr. becker, thank you for joining us. >> good afternoon. what we have right now is a mandatory evacuation under way in forest acres, south carolina. its a bedroom community of columbia, essentially, an incorporated subdivision, and its mandatory evacuation for whats known as the overcreek neighborhood. between two major roads of forest drive and percival road. rich...

bombing of an afghanistan hospital. we start in south carolina, where historic flooding has been taking place. the columbia city manager confirming to nbc news that the overcreek dam has breached. residents are being urged to evacuate as floodwaters are expected to rise in that area. eight dams have been breached in the area due to flooding. sarah dal of is on the ground. sarah, we saw you last hour, standing outside in columbia. you had to move. you had reported that you believed th...

The government has come out and said please shelter in place. dont go out in the road if you dont have to. you see what happens, what could happen. that is remnants of what is left behind. this is probably the worst of what we have seen. this is areas around the waterfront as well. some of the residents i spoke to say when hugo came here in 1989 that was probably the worst of it, but this also causing concern. so far no injuries or fatalities to report. there have been evacuations reported, up t...

Stay out of the roadways like i said before. our health agency is about to put out an advisory about the dangers of being in flood water that can cause injury and make you sick. >> we saw folks in kayaks and boats, have you seen a need for evacuations and rescues so far? >> there have been limited evacuations locally. georgiatown county, overnight an apartment building was flooded and about 15 people were evacuated. in the myrtle beach area about 100 homes have been affected and rescue crews wen...