Flash Flooding Kills 5 in West Virginia, Rescue Teams Searching for Missing People

Flash Flooding Kills 5 in West Virginia, Rescue Teams Searching for Missing People
Cars sit submerged in floodwaters in Wheeling, W.Va., on June 14, 2025. Wheeling West Virginia Fire Department via AP
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Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for three other people who were missing Sunday as authorities assessed damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure.

Officials said 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell in parts of Wheeling and Ohio County within about a half hour on Saturday night.