By rssfeeds-admin Chief Deputy Steven Robinson with the Allendale County Sheriff’s Office says the railroad along Highway 278 saw the worst of the damage.
That’s in between Allendale-Fairfax High School and the Allendale County Hospital.
“278 between Allendale and Fairfax, commonly known as Duck Branch. The railroad tracks are washed out there, so CSX is there now and working diligently to get that repaired,” said Robinson.
Our VIPIR-6 Alert Team says Allendale County saw an estimated 8 to 10 inches of rainfall over the last couple of days.
Roads like Citadel Street remain closed, and first responders have had to respond to emergency calls.
“Yesterday, we had a couple of calls. Some folks were trapped in the house, so we went out and rescued them to get them out of the houses. Some animals were also rescued yesterday by our animal control,” Robinson said.
New Allendale Mayor Tom Carter says houses and businesses in low-lying areas also saw lots of water.
While there’s no injuries to report, cleanup efforts will continue over the next few days.
“I talked to DOT yesterday, and they were out doing what they could. So everybody is trying to get this thing taken care of. But it’ll take a couple more days, especially those two bad areas,” said Carter.
“Our support is really good. I can estimate probably in the next couple of days we should be back to normal,” said Robinson.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation has reopened Highway 278, but Highway 3 will remain closed until further notice.
Work crews will monitor that road and will reopen it once they can ensure it’s safe to travel on, but in the meantime, they’re encouraging drivers to use detours they have in place.
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