<p>The South Carolina National Guard brought in water-filled cofferdams to help keep rising floodwaters from US-17 in Georgetown on September 23. Upstream, water from the Waccamaw River is already flooding Conway and is headed down to Georgetown.</p><p>Transportation Department officials met with city emergency officials on Sunday to work out the plan for the barrier along the highway. Earlier, the National Guard constructed a floating ribbon bridge</a> in case US-17 becomes impassable.</p><p>Emergency officials said</a> the Pee Dee and Waccamaw Rivers could bring as much as 10 feet of water in areas close to the rivers. Credit: South Carolina Department of Transportation via Storyful</p><br />
