Biden approves South Carolina disaster aid after November 2024 storms and flooding

President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for South Carolina on January 11, 2025, after severe storms and flooding struck the state from November 6 to November 14, 2024. The declaration made federal public-assistance funding available for emergency work and repair or replacement of damaged facilities in Bamberg, Calhoun, and Orangeburg Counties. It also made hazard-mitigation funding available statewide. The action mattered because public-assistance declarations help state, tribal, and local governments, plus certain nonprofits, recover from infrastructure damage that often exceeds local budgets.