NATION IN BRIEF : SOUTH CAROLINA : Hurricane Damage Reaches $5.9 Billion
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Recent assessments from rural residences and condominiums have raised damage estimates for South Carolina from Hurricane Hugo to $5.9 billion. The estimate is up from the $4-billion preliminary estimate reached in November by the state Office of Economic Research. The new report listed damage to homes at nearly $3 billion as of Dec. 6, up from only $539 million as of Oct. 27. Hugo killed 29 people in the state.
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