1 Killed by Flooding in Spartanburg, South Carolina | The Weather Channel
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Authorities confirmed Thursday morning that a person died in South Carolina's flooding. Here's the latest.

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Sean Breslin

October 1, 2015




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One person was killed Thursday morning in Spartanburg, South Carolina, after several cars were submerged in floodwaters underneath a bridge.

Coroner Rusty Clevenger confirmed the death of 56-year-old Sylvia Arteaga of Spartanburg, who died when she was driving beneath an overpass outside the city limits and the inside of her car flooded "to capacity," reports AP. Several cars were submerged by flash floods.

"Locally heavy rain in the Spartanburg, South Carolina area late Wednesday and into early Thursday prompted reports of flash flooding," said weather.com meteorologist Linda Lam. "Rain has fallen in this area every day since last Thursday and more rain is expected through Monday. Extremely heavy rainfall is possible this weekend with more than six inches of additional rain expected, leading to a potentially dangerous situation."

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Other damage has also been reported from the flooding rains that swamped parts of South Carolina overnight. A WYFF-TV report said a bridge was washed out overnight at Hayne Street near Ethel Road.

A man had to be rescued Thursday morning after his truck plunged into the floodwaters at the washed-out bridge, WSPA.com reported. He was able to get out of the vehicle and hold on to a tree until he could be rescued by authorities, the report added. He is in a hospital and his condition is unknown, WSPA.com also said.

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Zsuzsa Nagy walks through a flooded street that was caused by the combination of the lunar orbit which caused seasonal high tides and what many believe is the rising sea levels due to climate change on September 29, 2015 in Miami Beach, Florida. The City of Miami Beach is in the middle of a five-year, $400 million storm water pump program and other projects that city officials hope will keep the ocean waters from inundating the city as the oceans rise even more in the future. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)