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Floods kill 23 in Virginia
CLENDENIN, West Virginia: At least 23 people in West Virginia have died in the US state’s worst flooding in more than a century, and hundreds more have been rescued from swamped homes, officials said on Friday.
The mountai**us state was pummeled by up to 10 inches of rain on Thursday, causing rivers and streams to overflow. "The damage is widespread and devastating," Gover**r Earl Ray Tomblin said at a news conference. "Our biggest challenge continues to be high waters. "A spokeswoman for the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management put the death toll at 23. The hardest-hit area was Greenbrier County in the southeast of the state, with 15 deaths, she said. Multiple rivers have risen to dangerous heights, including the Elk River, which reached 32 feet, the highest since 1888, Tomblin said. Government officials are focusing resources on rescuing those trapped or swept away by the flooding, he said, adding that some 66,000 residences are without power. The gover**r declared a state of emergency in 44 of 55 counties and deployed 200 members of the West Virginia National Guard to help rescue efforts on Friday. Though rivers were expected to crest by Friday night and the rescue and recovery effort is likely to last through the weekend, said Tim Rock, spokesman for the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. أكثر... 
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