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West Virginia Floods Shut Down Roads and Trains | Charleston News
West Virginia braced for disaster as Sunday’s thunderstorms unleashed torrential rain—some areas saw over six inches, with one spot hit with nearly twelve—triggering catastrophic flooding across Fayette and Kanawha counties. Roads vanished under mudslides, bridges collapsed, and emergency crews pulled people from rising waters. The slow-moving storm, amplified by steep terrain in Cabin Creek and Paint Creek watersheds, turned valleys into raging rivers. Even Amtrak was forced to turn back after CSX tracks washed out—nature’s fury disrupted travel and shattered infrastructure in a matter of…
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