- Title: Charleston cleans up after Dorian passes through
- Date: 6th September 2019
- Summary: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 6, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF LOCAL RESIDENT REMOVING PLYWOOD COVERING WINDOWS LOCAL RESIDENT CARRYING SANDBAG LOCAL RESIDENT USING DRILL TO REMOVE PLYWOOD GENERAL VIEW OF LOCAL RESIDENTS REMOVING PLYWOOD VARIOUS OF SLABS OF PLYWOOD PILED UP OUTSIDE OF STORE GENERAL VIEW OF RESIDENTS CLEANING UP BRANCHES RESIDENT THROWING BRANCHES INTO TRUCK VARIOUS OF RESIDENT RAKING BRANCHES BRANCHES IN TRUCK VARIOUS OF RESIDENTS PICKING UP BRANCHES GENERAL VIEW OF CALM WATER RESIDENTS WALKING ALONGSIDE CALM WATER SUN ON WATER GENERAL VIEW OF CALM WATER SUN ON WATER
- Embargoed: 20th September 2019 13:29
- Keywords: Hurricane Dorian Bahamas Category 1 winds Carolinas flooding
- Location: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES
- City: CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Wind/Hurricane/Typhoons/Tornadoes
- Reuters ID: LVA001AVITB9J
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Clean-up efforts were underway in Charleston, South Carolina on Friday (September 6) after Hurricane Dorian skirted the Carolinas and flooded coastal towns.
Dorian was downgraded to a Category 1 but was still packing 90 mph (150 kph) winds as it crawled north.
There was some flood damage in Charleston and residents on Friday set to work removing plywood from windows and raking up fallen branches.
Floodwaters rose to a foot (30 cm) or more in parts of the historic South Carolina city, where more than 7 inches (18 cm) of rain fell in some areas, officials said.
More than 330,000 homes and businesses were without power in North Carolina and South Carolina on Friday morning.
Dorian is expected to push out to sea later on Friday and bring tropical storm winds to Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts early on Saturday.
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