Three storms over the past 13 months have hit South Carolina through the "back door." But researchers are unsure whether the trend will continue in the coming months.

Officials in the hard-hit tourism hub of Asheville said their water system suffered “catastrophic” damage that could take weeks to fully repair.

At least 30 people have died in the area around Asheville, North Carolina. “Those communities no longer resemble what they were a week ago,” one official said.

Roughly 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) walked out on strike for the first time since 1977 early Tuesday morning.

Dockworkers at seaports on the East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday after negotiations with port employers over a new contract remained at an impasse.

This story originally appeared on South Carolina Daily Gazette. CHARLESTON — After failing to reach a final-hour agreement, some 45,000 members of the International Longshoreman Association walked off the job Tuesday,