Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people " including a 3-year-old child " in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for several missing people Sunday, while authorities were assessing damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines, and other infrastructure. 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell in parts of Wheeling and Ohio County within about half an hour on Saturday night. The unexpected deluge overwhelmed local waterways and infrastructure and submerged vehicles in small towns east of the Ohio River, including in Triadelphia and Valley Grove. Ohio County's emergency management director Lou Vargo said: "It happened so quickly and so fast. ... I've been doing this for 35 years. I've seen major floods here in the city and the county. I've never seen anything like this." The West Virginia rains followed heavy downpours in San Antonio on Thursday that killed 13 people.

As predicted, global climate change will negatively impact Americans severely this year. The southwest US will experience a drought and warm ocean temperatures will produce powerful hurricanes affecting the southeastern seaboard this season. Analysis indicates that Trump plans to eliminate FEMA will negatively impact the people in flood-probe and hurricane-vulnerable Red States more than residents of Blue States.

Source: Newsweek.com