Community uses Facebook to reunite pets and families in flooded South Carolina

The rain may have stopped in South Carolina but residents are now facing the aftermath of the extreme weather.

The “1,000-year-rain” that fell over the weekend caused billions of dollars in damage, CNN reported. They also reported that 11 damns broke, and with rivers still rising, it is unknown how much more damage the rushing water has caused.

While residents are struggling to meet their basic needs, others are out in the cold, wet and lost.

South Carolina’s pets have been some of the hardest hit victims of the storm, and getting them back to their families can be challenging during the chaos.

That’s why volunteers at Lost and Found Pets of South Carolina created a Facebook page, to track lost pets, reporting sightings of missing animals and to reunite lost family members.

“This page was created to give people a broader audience to post lost & found notices rather just on random stop signs and utility poles in the community,” the group describes it’s mission on the page.

“We wanted to bridge the gap between families who have missing pets and the benevolent individuals who go out of their way to try and rescue them.”

There has been a lot of activity on the page with heartbroken pet owners reaching out for help and residents posting lost animals they have found in the streets or their own backyards.

Even a farmer has reached out to the page for help evacuating livestock that have been trapped in the flood waters.

In fact, there have already been posts of happy reunions.