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United Way of Southwest Virginia fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in Southwest Virginia because they are the building blocks for a good quality of life.

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As floodwater recedes, tiny Virginia community wonders what's next

July 15, 2022

Author: Laura Vozzella - The Washington Post

"All Timothy Stiltner worried about was the doghouse flooding when the rain came over the mountains.

By the time he’d hustled Lulu, his border collie, into the utility room, water was gushing into his own home, tucked in a low-lying patch between the Appalachian Mountains and Dismal River in rural Southwest Virginia.

'It sounded like a train,' he said. 'It was coming out of the doors and the walls.'"

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