Families flee hurricanes through Georgia and South Carolina
Residents from Hilton Head and nearby areas evacuate as storms approach. The Hanels and Newtons describe driving routes 278 and I-20 to reach safer accommodations, noting limited rooms along the coast. They praise evacuation efforts and the quaint downtowns found in Aiken and other towns as they seek shelter and rest before the next storm.
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Hanel
Hilton Head
Hanels
Augusta
Aiken County
Newton
Myrtle Beach
Buffalo
N.Y
Belle Terre
Grand Strand
Newtons
Aiken
Florence
Columbia
Neighborhood shelter opens as Fran refugees find help
Millbrook Baptist Church opened its doors to hurricane displaced families. Volunteers from the area, including Janice Hyde and Red Cross workers, staffed the shelter which hosted 18 guests then dwindled to 10 as arrivals continued. Visitors from Charleston Ravenel and nearby towns shared stories and kept children busy with games.
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Fran
Millbrook
New Ellenton
Janice Lytle
Red Cross
Drew Perry
Aiken Parks and Recreation Department
Childen
Louise Bulfinch
Perry
Ben Minshew
Ben
Charleston
Minshew
Troy Saxby
Troy
Ravenel
Saxby
Evacuation drums on as Carolinas brace for Fran hit
More than a half million people on the North and South Carolina coasts ordered to evacuate as shelters fill and coastal towns empty. Audrey Landers fled a townhouse near the ocean with neighbors to Conway High School while 10 year old Natasha Holley laughs at shelter life. Ben Chase, longtime Charleston store owner, says boards went up this time after Hugo loss but now comes Fran, with locals board free once more.
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South Carolina
Carolinas
Audrey Landers
Conway High School
Natasha Holley
Bertha
Fran
Hugo
Ben Chase
Chase Furniture Co
Charleston
Hurricane Fran Dampens Myrtle Beach As Evacuation Enforced
Hurricane Fran neared the South Carolina coast as evac orders limited activity at the Grand Strand. Myrtle Beach police, led by Shawn Toole, guarded buildings, deterred looting, and aided residents who stayed. Sherri Thomas kept a lone convenience store open between Conway and Myrtle Beach.
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Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Grand Strand
Fran
Shawn Toole
Toole
Aiken
David Beasley
Sherri Thomas
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SPCA
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World Trade Center
Myr
THE
Laurens St
Cee Ae
Aiken Mall
City of Angels
Dr. Moreau
H & R Block
CEU
Pine Log Road
Silver Bluff Commons
Aiken, SC
Michael W. Gibbons
EL Try
Camp Nowhere
Dangerous Minds
the Outer Limits
Dolores Claiborne
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