VIRGINIA – Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) is requesting an expedited Major Disaster Declaration for Virginia communities impacted by recent storms from President Donald Trump.
This comes on the heels A State of Emergency declaration from Governor Youngkin on February 10.
“Over the past week, the Commonwealth has been hit extremely hard, particularly in areas that are still recovering from Hurricane Helene,”said Governor Glenn Youngkin. “This is the fifth major flood in this area in the past five years and there is significant damage that is affecting community lifelines. It is critical that we provide relief, and we will certainly take every measure possible to ensure that these areas are able to make a full recovery as quickly as possible. I want to thank our state and local agencies, and our federal, state and local elected officials for the incredible collaboration, and our first responders who have courageously made more than 150 swift water rescues and facilitated emergency operations that have saved lives throughout these storms.”
Virginia National Guard were deployed to assist the Richlands Fire Rescue Department with clearing debris and providing transportation assistance. Soldiers assisted evacuating 52 adults, 12 children, four infants and 26 pets to safety.
WVVA was on the scene of some water rescues.
Tazewell County has also issued their own State of Emergency.
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