Floods in West Virginia leave at least 20 dead

West Virginia is in the grip of floods and it has left at least 20 dead and many others stranded - they had to be rescued from rooftops or from fast-moving waters. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has said that the damage is widespread and devastating and the focus was on search and rescue. The floods were caused by a day of heavy rains.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com date 25 June 2016.

Governor Tomblin had initially indicated a death toll of 14 from the disaster, but it was later revised to 20 with fears that it could still increase.
At least six counties have extensive structural damage and about 66,000 people were without power. Moreover, about 200 National Guard members had fanned out in eight counties to assist local responders while 17 shelters were opened for those whose homes were damaged or destroyed. A group of nearly 500 people were stranded overnight inside a shopping mall in Elkview, near the capital Charleston - the reason was that a bridge leading to the main road had washed away.


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