Following a weekend of torrential, history-making rainfall and the collapse of 10 dams across the state, South Carolina is suffering from severe flooding -- and waters in the eastern part of the state are still expected to rise.
At least 14 people have died in the state since Saturday due to weather-related incidents, CNN reports. At least seven people have drowned and four have died in traffic accidents.
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As of Tuesday afternoon, 305 state roads and 166 bridges were still closed, and at least 800 evacuated people were in shelters, according to NBC News. More evacuations may take place later this week.
President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration calling for federal aid to help relief efforts.
See photos of the flooding below:
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A man makes his way through floodwaters in the parking lot of the Citadel Beach Club on Isle of Palms, South Carolina, on Monday. Charleston and the surrounding areas are still struggling with floodwaters due to a slow-moving storm system.
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Possessions are stacked in second-floor apartments during heavy flooding in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Charlene Stennis is escorted to safety after her son was rescued from a stranded vehicle on a flooded roadway in Columbia, South Carolina.
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A pickup truck rests against the side of Gills Creek near a bridge in Columbia, South Carolina, on Monday.
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A home in floodwaters on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina.
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Floodwaters rise around a title loan store on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Floodwaters rise around a title loan store on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Flood-displaced residents listen to the news at a temporary shelter at St. Andrews Middle School in Columbia, South Carolina.
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A dog runs on a flooded street in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, on Sunday.
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Farrell Rose and his fiancee, Damita Trapp, look away after floodwaters surrounded their home in Columbia, South Carolina.
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A group of college students play along the flooded streets of Charleston, South Carolina.
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Matt Howard puts down some sandbags in hopes of reducing the damage to his girlfriend's home in the St. Andrews area of Columbia, South Carolina.
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Floodwaters rush through the breach of the Columbia Canal as emergency workers prepare giant sandbags to plug the hole.