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Post & Courier (Charleston, SC) Two weather events that affected South Carolina were among the 50 global disasters last year that each broke the $1 billion mark for damages, from hurricanes, severe storms, fires and other hazards. A string of tornadoes that tore through the state in April, and Hurricane Isaias, which scraped the northern part of South Carolina's coast in August, both were part of those major events. They join a record 50 such disasters from across the planet in 2020 that sparked more than $1 billion each in losses, which was also a record. The tally comes from a recent report...

22 events costing more than one billion dollars affected the United States according to NOAA.

According to DHEC'S website, there are several hospitals in the state that are at more than 90% bed capacity, including here in the Midlands.

Fleeting. >> absolutely. the time to evacuate is now so that they can have plenty of time to get where you need to go and you will know for sure that you and your family, your loved ones, and any important documents, medications that you are taking with you, that sort of thing, are with you, and you are in a safe place and can reach out for help if you need it. >> jon: derrec becker is the chief public information officer for the south carolina emergency management division. derrec, thanks for the time and advice tonight. hurricane florence downgraded to a category 1 storm, but still expected ...

>> derrec, i had read a report that there are walking wounded, people who are wounded and walking down the tracks. what can you tell me about the incident there? >> i can't confirm that. we have no reports of that at this point. >> what do you know about what is happening at the scene? >> right now, the scene, they are working, trying to ascertain any injuries, if there are any additional passengers and transport them to the center established by the red cross and department of social services. right now, the incident command is looking at making sure everything around the area is okay and we ...