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Charleston Floods Swell Streets and Power Outages | Charleston News
Charleston braced for chaos as torrential rains turned streets into rivers, swallowing homes and cars in hilly neighborhoods like Garrison Avenue and near the airport. Fire crews and swift water rescuers raced to save stranded residents, with operations stretching from eastern Kanawha County back into the city’s hardest-hit zones — Cabin Creek, Chelyan, and Sugar Creek. Over 12,000 customers lost power, with more than 8,000 in Kanawha alone, prompting emergency teams to knock on doors assessing damage. While not the worst floods ever seen, the widespread impact is raising alarms — officials…
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