West Virginia USA
Despite major damage to homes and neighborhoods, Church members in West Virginia have been identified as safe after torrential rains tore through several communities on June 23.
More than a thousand homes have been destroyed and 23 people—including children—have died after major rainfall and flooding in West Virginia.
“Our ward members have been heavily affected by the floods,” he said. “We’ve got seven people whose homes have been heavily affected—they have lost everything.”The Church building—located in a place likely to have flooded—was reported to be fine, but is not accessible. Despite all of the damage, Bishop Troyer is grateful no one in his ward has been reported missing or dead.
“All active and part-member families are safe,” Bishop Troyer said. “Some of our members who have been inactive for a long time we can’t get ahold of, but the immediate members are accounted for and safe.”
Although it was an extremely chaotic weekend, Bishop Troyer said there has been an outpouring of support from other wards in the stake.
“We have managed to help clean out the mud out of our members homes and some ‘Helping Hands’ have helped clean out the neighborhood,” he said. “Donations keep coming in and … stake members have fed about 3,000 people.”
President Jan-Erik Jones, president of the Buena Vista Virginia Stake, said it has been a group effort as his stake has spent a lot of time working to help the communities that were hit the hardest.
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