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Rutledge Road Floods and Neighborly Rescue | Charleston News
Rutledge Road in Kanawha County was hit with catastrophic flash flooding Sunday night—driveways vanished, trees toppled, power poles split. Denise Blankenship, recalling a similar storm in 2003, watched her driveway disappear under rising waters. The deluge overwhelmed drainage systems, turning streets into muddy rivers of debris. But amid the devastation, neighbors rallied—some even showing up with tractors to clear blocked drains and protect what remained. Officials are still assessing the damage, but community resilience is already in action, proving that in disaster, people come together…
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