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Ongoing coverage of South Carolina's recovery from the flooding of 2015.What had been Lindsay Langdale's Columbia home October 3, 2015 was a flooded ruin the next day.This coverage is made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In October of 2015, South Carolina received rainfall in unprecedented amounts over just a few days time. By the time the rain began to slacken, the National Weather Service reported that the event had dumped more than two feet of water on the state. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the subsequent flooding was the worst in 75 years.

Deadline Nears for for Richland Co.’s Flood Flood Recovery Assistance Program

South Carolina Public Radio | By Laura Hunsberger

Published June 9, 2017 at 1:03 PM EDT

Title graphic from Richland County's "Returning Home" video.

Last month, Richland County began accepting applications for the Returning Home program, which will use funds from the CDBGR-DR (Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery) to assist residents who lost their homes in the 2015 Floods. The county is accepting applications through June 15 (or until they receive 600 applications). To assist residents in completing the application, four community meetings are scheduled in June. Flood recovery staff will be available at the meetings to guide residents through the registration process, provide information about housing rehabilitation and mobile home replacement, and help residents complete their registration forms.

11 am Saturday, June 10 at the Richland County Administration Building, 2020 Hampton St., Columbia

6 pm Tuesday, June 13 at the Gadsden Community Center, 1668 S. Goodwin Circle, Gadsden

6 pm Tuesday, June 13 at the Garners Ferry Adult Activity Center, 8614 Garners Ferry Road, Hopkins

6 pm Tuesday, June 13 at the Richland County Adult Activity Center, 7494 Parklane Road, Columbia

The Single Family Homeownership Rehabilitation form is available online at www.rcgov.us/floodrecovery and residents may email recovery(at)rcgov.us or call 888-964-1589 for more information.