(Corrects paragraph 1 and headline to “West” Virginia from “Western”) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Four people have been killed and four more are missing after flash flooding in West Virginia, the state’s governor said on Sunday. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey told reporters that about 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in less than an hour, […]
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(Corrects paragraph 1 and headline to “West” Virginia from “Western”)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Four people have been killed and four more are missing after flash flooding in West Virginia, the state’s governor said on Sunday.
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey told reporters that about 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in less than an hour, causing Saturday’s flooding in Ohio County, in the northern part of the state.
“There is a lot of rain that has hit in a short period of time. We also know that there could be more rain coming soon,” Morrisey said.
“Please don’t get out onto the road,” he added.
Morrisey said his office had been in touch with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(Reporting by Idrees Ali; Editing by Kim Coghill)