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South Carolina: September 21-22, 1989--Introduction
Pages 166-171

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From page 166...
... Although quantitative data are not available by county, winds remained strong far enough inland to cause significant damage throughout eastern South Carolina and into North Carolina. Twenty-s~x of South Carolina's 46 counties, covering two-thirds of the state, were declared federal disaster areas.
From page 167...
... INSURANCE CLAIMS In South Carolina there were $2.3 billion in insurance claims for wind damage, with an additional $645 million in North Carolina (National Committee on Property Insurance, 1990~. Total claims under the NF1P were over $300 million, with the vast majority being in South Carolina, where the average flood claim was more than $30,000 (compared with under $7,000 in North Carolina)
From page 168...
... More than 30,000 individuals and families received more than $32 million in temporary housing assistance after Hugo in North and South Carolina, an average of just over $1,000 per application. People receiving TFG funds could also apply for temporary housing.
From page 169...
... The agency dispatched representatives from its Atlanta regional office to Raleigh, North Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, the day before landfall so they would be in position to assess damage and begin DAC preparations wherever landfall occurred in the region. DACs are normally opened 4 days following a declaration.
From page 170...
... More than 80 percent of that total went to South Carolina. Approximately one-third of the money went for debris removal, one-third for restoration of municipally owned utilities, and one-third for roads and bridges, waste control, protective measures, government buildings, and recreational facilities.
From page 171...
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