LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. – About 630,000 people in South Carolina are still without power; most of those in the Midlands live in Lexington County.
One resident, Alexander Pinto, told us his whole neighborhood has been without power since early Thursday. But he says the community has come together by sharing food and generators.
“Camaraderie is definitely there, it’s just the lack of resources is what we’re missing,” Pinto said.
On Ball Park Road, a site is open for locals to bring in their debris, to try to shorten lines at collection centers.
High school baseball players helped Lexington County Solid Waste break down debris.
“Most of us aren’t from around here, but we just wanted to help out,” said one of the players. They told us they had unloaded at least twenty trucks in the two hours they had been there.
For Josh Settlemyre, who was supervising the collection center, this is more than a job.
“It feels like, ya know, a great way to give back to the community as well after such devastation.”
Settlemyre told us the debris would be recycled by being turned into mulch.
The debris disposal at Ball Park road will be open through this Sunday, October 6.
Governor McMaster said Tuesday that 36 people across the state have died as a result of Hurricane Helene.
