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AFTERNOON UPDATE — National Guard to aid flood victims
GILBERT, W.Va. (AP) — The National Guard is helping residents in West Virginia’s southern coalfields recover from weekend flooding that destroyed at least 100 buildings, knocked out power and caused mudslides that flushed trash, debris and at least one mobile home downstream.
Gov. Joe Machin activated 300 Guard troops Sunday on top of the 30 he called up a day before when he declared a state of emergency for five counties, said Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management spokesman Robert Jelacic.
Emergency crews, residents and business owners — some covered in mud — assessed the damage in Gilbert and used shovels to clean up after downpours dumped several inches of rain Friday and Saturday.
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2 dead in crash
Personnel with the state Department of Highways were scheduled to check a U.S. Route 460 traffic light after a collision claimed two lives Thursday at the Mt. Horeb exit near Princeton.
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Veterans’ voices heard at forum
Local veterans and their families gathered at the National Guard Armory in Brushfork as part of a forum to discuss several veterans’ issues and hopes of a Veterans Administration clinic for the Mercer County area.
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