SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency was on the ground in Dorchester County on Friday for a joint preliminary damage assessment to determine if the federal government should step in financially.
As Thomas McNeal, the county’s Director of Emergency Management, puts it – “it’s a day for us to tell them (FEMA) the story of what happened.”
Earlier this month, the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby brought unprecedented amounts of rain to Dorchester County overnight. Homes and businesses flooded, and several roads washed away.
“I really hope they see the damage and help with a couple citizens in St. George where the floods did come up, you know, through the floorboards of the houses. I know that was very scary,” said St. George Mayor Kevin Hart. “I thank the good Lord I never had to live through that. Matter of fact, a lady, one that I really know, she actually turned 100 years old two days after the storm. And she’s never seen that before in her life and she’s been there a long time.”