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Out and they're coming down very quickly. they were at 270,000 power outages just an hour ago just to give you an idea of how quickly they're coming down. relatively good. but i'll say it again. if you've lost power, have damage to your home, our minds and our hearts are with you and we're 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 homes. when they can come back and what will they find. look at that. unbelievable. we're going to ...

Coast to be vigilant and take safety precautions. if you live near a waterway, even if you don't live near a waterway, you could see areas that aren't 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 sheriff's department is recommending a shelter that has already been established in ermo at sun oak park and it's one of the two shelters in the community that is accepting pets. so if you have a pet, you can actually take your entire family with you. so w...

There. thanks so much. let's 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. it's a bedroom community of columbia, essentially, an incorporated subdivision, and it's mandatory evacuation for what's known as the overcreek neighborhood. between two major roads of forest drive and percival road. richland county sheriff's department asked that we activate our reverse 911 system for residents in ...

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 there were two new breaches? >> yeah, kate, we have confirmed with south carolina emergency management...

The government has come out and said please shelter in place. don't go out in the road if you don't 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 to 100 homes affected by the flod. >> it seems like a kayak and boat are a letter way to get around...