BRIEF: 16 SC counties will get federal Hurricane Irma relief

Oct. 17--When President Donald Trump visited South Carolina Monday to endorse Gov. Henry McMaster's re-election bid, he came bearing a gift for the Palmetto State -- federal disaster relief for Hurricane Irma.

The presidential declaration, issued Monday, opens up federal money for 16 affected counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will pay 75 percent of the costs for debris removal and road repair, as well as other costs associated with the September storm.

FEMA's public assistance program will be available in Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Edgefield, Georgetown, Hampton, Jasper, McCormick, Oconee and Pickens counties.

More information on the program can be found here.

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