BUCHANAN COUNTY, VA – The Virginia State Police on Thursday reported that three people remain unaccounted for after flooding earlier this week in Virginia. To date, the agency also reports that there have been no reported serious injuries or deaths.
The number of missing decreased from 44 the previous night.
On Thursday, the Virginia State Polcie worked trhough the night in partnership with the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia Department of Emergency Management Virginia Department of Forestry and local search and rescue teams to locate and reunite residents in the flooded communities of Buchanan County.
On Thursday, the floodwaters began receding and the county emergency services are able to work with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews with removing debris and mud from the roadways to get them re-opened, assessing damage to residences.