west virginia flooding

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West Virginians are recovering and cleaning up after extreme rains last week caused devastating flooding in parts of the state.

The disaster has claimed at least 23 lives and destroyed over a thousand homes.

Jimmy Scott gets a hug from Anna May Watson, left, as they clean up from severe flooding in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., June 24.

Residents receive cases of bottled water from the volunteer fire department during cleanup after severe flooding in Richwood, W.Va. on June 24.

Debris is stacked up along the back of the golf academy as workers begin the cleanup of the Old White Course on the property of the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., June 28.

Taylor Self of Charleston lays pictures out to dry as she takes a break from cleaning in Clendenin, W.Va., on June 25.

Larry Brooks walks down the hallway of his trailer on a mud covered floor which was destroyed by flood waters on June 25 in Elkview.

People look through free food and other personal items that were brought in as part o a local disaster relief effort on June 25 in Clendenin.

Debris and mud are strewn around Clendenin, W.Va., June 25, after flood waters from the massive storm that hit the area on Thursday evening receded.

People take pictures of the mud covering the front of their home and a street intersection on June 25 in Clendenin.

Taylor Self hugs a woman who traveled from Parkersburg with the Sunrise Baptist Church disaster relief team, before going back into Sherry Cole’s home to help clean up in Clendenin, W.Va., on June 25.

Ron Scott, right, recovers a shirt from the burned remnants of his home that was swept off it’s foundation in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., June 24.

Rikki Spinks, left, and Crystal Evans mop the floors of Bob and Janice Evan’s house in Clendenin, W.Va., on June 25.

Rob Morissin stands among the aftermath of a rockslide caused by severe flooding that poured into a property owned by his family since the 1930’s in Richwood, W.Va. on June 24.

Paul Raines looks over his flooded Auto store in Rainelle, W. Va., June 25.

A home carried by flash flood waters sits in the middle of a road in Rupert, W.Va., Sunday, June 26, 2016.

People move piles of water-logged debris outside of the Clendenin Church on June 25, in Clendenin.

Mark Bowes, of White Sulphur Springs W. Va., makes his way to the road as he cleans up from severe flooding in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., June 24.

A car and a lawnmower stick out from the wall of a collapsed garage after flooding in Falling Rock, W.Va., June 26.

A vehicle rests on it's roof after flooding near White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., June 24.

Bridgeport fireman, Ryan Moran, marks a flooded home as searched and empty as he and a crew search homes in Rainelle, W. Va., June 25.

Jay Bennett, left, and step-son Easton Phillips survey the damage to a neighbors car in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., June 24.

West Virginia State Trooper C.S. Hartman, left, and Bridgeport W.Va. fireman, Ryan Moran, wade through flooded streets as they search homes in Rainelle, W. Va., June 25.

Rainelle Mayor, Andrea Pendleton, right, talks to resident Nicholas Remick as she tours the flooded streets of Rainelle, W. Va., June 25.

Kathy Bostic’s family photos, muddied by flood waters, sit out to dry as she grabs things from her from her flood-damaged home along Jordan Creek Road in Elkview, W.Va., June 24.

Kathy Bostic, left, Lula Allen, center, and Mildred Hayes embrace outside of Bostic’s home, which was destroyed form heavy rains and flooding, along Jordan Creek Road in Elkview, W.Va., June 24.

Mark Lester cleans out a box with creek water as he cleans up from severe flooding in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., June 24.