DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN WEST VIRGINIA.
NEW YORH, June 18. Floods that struck .almost withdUt warning, brought death and destruetion to the Shenandoah and Potomac Valley areas today, states a report from Petersburg, West Virginia. At least six are known to have been drowned and the , death roll is expected to rise to more than 20 when commumcations are restored. Torrential rains began faliiiig ia&t night, hitting the drought bakea efitth an'd filling dry streams. In a maiier oi hours the Shenandoah and Potomac Riveres burst their bailks, swfeepihg away homes, farms and bridges m thfeii' stride. Small homes literally vanislied as the cliurning muddy torrent enguiied theni. The small town of Bridgewater has been completely cut oif and the latest reports sav the townsfolk are in a state of hysteria. The area that has been stricken is mostly rich farming countiy and the damage is expected to run xnto thousands of dollars.
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 June 1949, Page 5
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