Jun 24, 2016

At least 18 people have died in severe flooding in West Virginia, according to the Associated Press. A deluge of 9 inches of rain in parts of the state destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.

: Jason Bergnoli, left, uses a rope to help Main Street Motors employee Zach Bennet, right, retrieve as many company documents as he can Friday June 24, 2016, in Richwood, W.Va., after the company’s building was knocked off its foundation by extensive flooding and hanging off the side of a hill. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

: Spectators photograph the remnants of a home as the cleanup begins from severe flooding in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Friday, June 24, 2016. A deluge of 9 inches of rain on parts of West Virginia destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

: A White Sulphur Springs resident sorts through debris as the cleanup begins from severe flooding in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Friday, June 24, 2016. A deluge of 9 inches of rain on parts of West Virginia destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

: Lee Bland, of White Sulphur Springs, looks for belongings in the burned out home of a relative as they clean up from severe flooding in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Friday, June 24, 2016. A deluge of 9 inches of rain on parts of West Virginia destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

: 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., Friday, June 24, 2016. A deluge of 9 inches of rain on parts of West Virginia destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

: Overturned cars litter the street as residents clean up from severe flooding in White Sulphur Springs, W .Va., Friday, June 24, 2016. A deluge of 9 inches of rain on parts of West Virginia destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

: Mark Lester cleans out a box with creek water as he cleans up from severe flooding in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Friday, June 24, 2016. A deluge of 9 inches of rain on parts of West Virginia destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

: Anna May Watson, right, hugs a relative as they clean up from severe flooding in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Friday, June 24, 2016. A deluge of 9 inches of rain on parts of West Virginia destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

: A dog guards the front steps of it’s home that was swept away by floodwaters in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Friday, June 24, 2016. A deluge of 9 inches of rain on parts of West Virginia destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

: Jimmy Scott gets a hug from Anna May Watson, left, as they clean up from severe flooding in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Friday, June 24, 2016. A deluge of 9 inches of rain on parts of West Virginia destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. Scott lost his home to the flood and a fire that consumed his and the homes of several relatives. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

: A dog guards the front steps of it’s home that was swept away by floodwaters in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Friday, June 24, 2016. A deluge of 9 inches of rain on parts of West Virginia destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

: Jay Bennett, left, and step-son Easton Phillips survey the damage to a neighbors car in front of their home damaged by floodwaters as the cleanup begins from severe flooding in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Friday, June 24, 2016. A deluge of 9 inches of rain on parts of West Virginia destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

: James Tinnel, left, and other residents receive cases of bottled water from the volunteer fire department during cleanup after severe flooding in Richwood, W.Va. on Friday June 24, 2016. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

: 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 Friday June 24, 2016. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

: Cars and large rocks are smashed together after being carried down Oakford Avenue by flood waters in Richwood, W.Va. on Friday June 24, 2016. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

: Water rushes past a damaged car and into a chasm of exposed piping created by flood damage on Oarkford Avenue in Richwood, W.Va. on Friday June 24, 2016. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

: Rock, mud, trees, downed power lines and other debris litter the road on Main Street leading into Richwood, W.Va. after severe flooding and multiple rockslides on Friday June 24, 2016. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Severe flooding ravages West Virginia

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