CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - South Carolina is sending more assistance to help with disaster relief efforts after major storms devastated parts of western Alaska.

Owen Kutscher and Ben Webster are flying out on Tuesday to join the recovery effort. Kutscher will serve as the State's Situation Unit Leader. He's responsible for assessing the damages for the Incident Commanders and elected officials. Webster will serve as the Volunteer Agency Liaison. He'll coordinate the delivery of resources to survivors.

"Recovering people's livelihood," Kutscher said. "Their homes have been taken from them, their normal way of life has been taken from them, and so have their entire communities."

Thousands of people are displaced after Typhoon Halong hit several communities with record flooding. Sinc

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