CONWAY, S.C. — Two years ago, from Hurricane Matthew and in 1999, from Hurricane Floyd, floodwaters came close to entering Joe Holmes’ house in South Carolina, but he dodged those bullets. Officials insist they must keep the road open, or hundreds of thousands of people would be isolated. The city had received 16 inches (41 centimetres) of rain from Florence’s slow march inland, and homes were already threatened. Given no guarantee that the temporary barrier wouldn’t cause more homes to flood, City Administrator Adam Emrick and the City Council agreed to threaten to sue to stop the project. Why do it now?”——This story has been corrected to show correct dates for hurricanes Matthew and Floyd in first paragraph.

Source: National Post September 18, 2018 04:41 UTC