23 Dead in West Virginia Floods; Search and Rescue Continues

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Charleston, Ramadan 20, 1437, Jun 25, 2016, SPA -- Heavy rains that pummeled West Virginia left at least 23 people dead, and authorities said Saturday that an unknown number of people in the hardest-hit county remained unaccounted for. Most of the dead and all of the missing, officials believe, were in the county of Greenbrier. "The reports we got this morning are that Greenbrier County may still have some folks unaccounted for. It does not appear there are unaccounted for people in other counties, but it's still a somewhat fluid situation," said Chris Stadelman, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's chief of staff. Stadelman said there were still "lots of folks in shelters" and that state would apply for federal disaster funds. Scores of homes were damaged, AP reported. --SPA 20:52 LOCAL TIME 17:52 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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