West Virginia Democrats respond to FEMA denial and governor's response

After floods, Morrisey promised to be there ‘every step of the way.’ Residents wonder where the help is.

In February, heavy rain that battered southern West Virginia caused rivers and creeks to swell and flood communities across the coalfields. Roads and bridges washed away. Homes were soaked. Residents were left without power and water. Three people died after their truck washed into the Tug Fork River near Welch.   Soon after, Gov. Patrick Morrisey made a promise. “We’re going to utilize every asset at our disposal to help the people in need,” he…

'If it's your house, it's catastrophic': Cabell, Kanawha, others denied flood funds

As the flood waters receded across the southern West Virginia coalfields following torrential rain and flooding on Feb. 15-16, 2025, Gov. Patrick Morrisey asked for both public and individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. By early March 2025, the request included 14 counties. On April 23, 2025, that aid was denied for seven of those counties including Kanawha, Cabell, Boone and Lincoln counties.

'If it's your house, it's catastrophic': Kanawha, Cabell, others denied flood funds

As the flood waters receded across the southern West Virginia coalfields following torrential rain and flooding on Feb. 15-16, 2025, Gov. Patrick Morrisey asked for both public and individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. By early March 2025, the request included 14 counties. On April 23, 2025, that aid was denied for seven of those counties including Kanawha, Cabell, Boone and Lincoln counties.

West Virginia Democrats respond to FEMA denial and governor's response

Related Video: West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey gives statement on FEMA denying assistance request CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - The West Virginia Democratic Party is responding to FEMA's denial of assistance to seven West Virginia counties and to the governor's response. The counties whose individual assistance requests were denied include Boone, Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Lincoln, Monroe, and Summers counties, according to the governor's of…

'Dire': Poorest residents of red state abandoned 9 weeks after floods ravaged community

MCDOWELL COUNTY, West Virginia — When the flood water swept through McDowell County, West Virginia, in February, Ashley Rutherford sat in her wheelchair, unable to get out of her home as the water started coming through the doorway. One of her sons put rubber rain boots on her to cover her legs whil...

'Nobody cares': Overwelmed WV flood victims don't expect much help from Trump's FEMA

MCDOWELL COUNTY, West Virginia — When the flood water swept through McDowell County, West Virginia, in February, Ashley Rutherford sat in her wheelchair, unable to get out of her home as the water started coming through the doorway. One of her sons put rubber rain boots on her to cover her legs while the water came in. Nine weeks later, the carpet in the home is still wet. The kitchen’s wooden floor is damp and buckling, and Rutherford’s wheelc…