Flash floods in West Virginia kill three people with others missing | West Virginia

Flash floods caused by heavy rains killed three people in the North West Virginia, and while rescue teams were looking for missing people on Sunday, the authorities were damaging roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure.

Authorities, on Saturday night in about half an hour WHEELING AND OHIO COUNTY’nin 2.5-4 inches (6-10 cm) said it rained.

Ohio County’s Emergency Management Director Lou Vargo said at a press conference on Sunday, “We began to call for almost 911 to fall into trap,” he said. “During this time, we experienced great infrastructure damage to roads, bridges and highways we could not respond to too much.

Vargo added: “It was very fast and very fast… I have been doing this for 35 years. I saw great floods in the city and the district.

Authorities, vehicles swept in swollen streams, some people are looking for security in trees and a mobile house burned fire, he said.

Jim Blazier, the Fire Department at Wheeling, said that Crews carried out rescue operations early on Sunday morning at the northern Panhandle of the state. He said that the first intervention teams were re -grouped on Sunday morning and focused on an area from the Ohio State line on the Ohio River.

“We are looking for banks, sunken vehicles, we are looking for any residue during the path,” Blazier said. “We use drone, search dogs and fast water personnel and we have teams searching for sectors where we are trying to save everyone who is missing.”

There were about 4,000 power outages in the district. Authorities said that the restoration efforts are prevented by natural gas leaks that need to be fixed first.

Governor Patrick Morrisey, Ohio district declared a state of emergency. The authority said that the state police and other state officials responded and directed the national guards to provide the necessary aid.

“Please keep this community in your prayers,” Morrisey said in a statement on Sunday. “Today, more storms are expected in the region. Please follow all the directives from local and state Emergency Management officials and do not try to pass through the roads under the water.”

Western Virginia rains followed the heavy downpour that killed 13 people in San Antonio on Thursday. It rained more than 7 inches in the city of Texas and caused rapid rising flood waters to carry more than a dozen car to a creek.