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Graphic and headline: New York Times, 11/29/2023
Horry County is large and flat: Nearly a quarter of its land lies within a floodplain. A sign shows the height of the expected 100-year flood level in Conway, S.C. In inland towns like Conway, S.C., floodwaters can stay long after a hurricane is gone.
After Hurricane Florence made landfall, it took about a week for the rainwater to flow down to Conway. But the water stayed for over a week.
“It sits for a while and it just destroys everything,” Ms. O’Leary said.
Water entered her home, flooding the first floor and a bedroom. Her husband and son evacuated to Myrtle Beach, while she stayed for a few days to document the floods.
Afterward, there were large piles of debris lining street after street in her neighborhood, filled with ruined flooring, kitchen cabinets and bathroom fixtures.
When her son’s elementary school reopened and he saw the devastation in the neighborhood, she said he stopped smiling and became quieter for months.
But then perhaps most of the residents dismiss climate change as a hoax.
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