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06-27-2016, 01:31 AM
Devastation and hope shared on social media in wake of West Virginia floods
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At least 24 people are dead after heavy rains caused some of the worst flooding in West Virginia's history.*
The bad weather started on Thursday night and continued through the weekend, finally letting up on Sunday. President Barack Obama declared a disaster (https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2016/06/25/president-declares-major-disaster-west-virginia) in the state, committing federal funds to state and local recovery efforts.*
SEE ALSO: Deadly floods are crippling West Virginia (http://mashable.com/2016/06/24/west-virginia-flash-floods/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
West Virginia residents shared their experiences on social media.*
Many residents were forced to evacuate their homes and around 17,300 people are still without power, according to CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/26/us/west-virginia-flooding-deaths/). West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin called the flooding (http://www.gover**r.wv.gov/media/pressreleases/2016/Pages/Gover**r-Tomblin-Issues-Statement-on-Flooding-Response-Effort.aspx) "among the worst in a century for some parts of the state." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/26/west-virginia-floods/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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At least 24 people are dead after heavy rains caused some of the worst flooding in West Virginia's history.*
The bad weather started on Thursday night and continued through the weekend, finally letting up on Sunday. President Barack Obama declared a disaster (https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2016/06/25/president-declares-major-disaster-west-virginia) in the state, committing federal funds to state and local recovery efforts.*
SEE ALSO: Deadly floods are crippling West Virginia (http://mashable.com/2016/06/24/west-virginia-flash-floods/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
West Virginia residents shared their experiences on social media.*
Many residents were forced to evacuate their homes and around 17,300 people are still without power, according to CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/26/us/west-virginia-flooding-deaths/). West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin called the flooding (http://www.gover**r.wv.gov/media/pressreleases/2016/Pages/Gover**r-Tomblin-Issues-Statement-on-Flooding-Response-Effort.aspx) "among the worst in a century for some parts of the state." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/26/west-virginia-floods/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Weather (http://mashable.com/category/weather/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Floods (http://mashable.com/category/floods/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Flood (http://mashable.com/category/flood/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), West Virginia (http://mashable.com/category/west-virginia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Us World (http://mashable.com/category/us-world/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/8K5BgzE-IlY