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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1989
Page
8
Greg Peralta reports widespread damage from Hurricane Hugo with flooded homes and downed trees. Affected families describe long separations, displaced relatives, and destroyed property while interviews note non scientific polling and location near Rose's department store on Richland Ave.
Brunswick County officials condemn 129 homes in three towns and warn up to 200 more face threats from future storms after Hurricane Hugo destroyed dunes. Damage exceeds 55 million dollars with many houses ripped from foundations and exposed to waves.
The Sun News in Myrtle Beach used portable toilets as sewage failed and The State in Columbia housed two papers to keep output steady. Charleston Post-Courier staff slept on the floor amid power and water outages while an emergency generator kept printers and computers running. The Hugo disaster killed at least 17 in SC with extensive damage. Georgetown Times reported 10 foot waves and vans swallowed by flood.
Hurricane Hugo tore through Charleston with 135 mph winds smashing homes and severing power. Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr warned residents to prune damaged trees rather than remove them, noting thousands of trees were damaged and the hardest hit areas near Hampton Park.
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