false|Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed four people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for another four other people who...
false> Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed four people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for another four other people who were missing Sunday as authorities assessed damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure.
false>“We almost immediately started getting 911 calls for rescue of people being trapped,” Lou Vargo, Ohio County's emergency management director, said at a news conference Sunday. “During this time we had major infrastructure damage to roads, bridges, and highways where we couldn't respond to a lot of incidents. So we were delayed in getting there because there was just so much damage.
false>Jim Blazier, the fire chief in Wheeling in the state's northern panhandle, said crews performed rescue operations into Sunday's early morning hours. He said first responders regrouped Sunday morning and were focused on an area from the Ohio state line across the Ohio River to Wheeling Creek. false>Gov. Patrick Morrisey confirmed that four people died and four more were missing during a news conference later Sunday. He has declared a state of emergency in Ohio County.
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