WV and National Disaster News - August 16, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for August 16, 2022 (WV DHHR) - there are currently 2,754 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There were no deaths reported to DHHR over the last 24 hours, and the total deaths remain at 7,206 attributed to COVID-19.

​​Active COVID cases, hospitalizations down in WV (WV Metro News), also see: WV News

• Damaging floods submerge West Virginia towns (AccuWeather)
• State Of Emergency Declared For Kanawha, Fayette Counties  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• NWS Charleston, Kanawha County officials review storm system, damage from flooding  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Significant damage from Monday flash flood in Fayette County  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Flooding stuns Smithers, prompting state of emergency declaration  (WCHS Charleston)
• Fayette Co. rainfall floods homes, washes away bridges and roads  (WSAZ Huntington)
• Fayette flooding damages property, closes roads  (WVNS Lewsiburg)
• 'This is the worst I've ever seen,' Eastern Kanawha County resident says  (WCHS Charleston)
• More than 100 Campbells Creek households report flooding damage  (WSAZ-TV)
• Water and mud cover community after morning flooding  (WSAZ Huntington)
• Fayette County residents face days of clean-up following flash flooding  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Greenbrier County locals losing hope in future flood prevention  (WVVA Bluefield)
• 'There are times we felt helpless': Crews combat flood damage  (WOWK Charleston)
• Heavy rainfall leads to flooding in eastern Kanawha County (The Charleston Gazette-Mail)
• Flash Flooding in West Virginia Prompts Dozens of Water Rescues  (The New York Times)

COVID

• CDC says people exposed to COVID-19 don't have to isolate. What does that mean for travel? (USA Today)
• Defense Secretary Austin tests positive for Covid (Politico)

 
MONKEY POX

• Monkeypox misinformation spreading faster than the virus, experts say (NBC News)
• 1st suspected case of human-to-dog monkeypox transmission leads CDC to update guidance on the virus (CBS News)

WEATHER

• New report outlines impact, dangers of extreme heat waves (CBS News)
• An 'extreme heat belt' will impact over 100 million Americans in the next 30 years, study finds (CNN)

Colorado

• Flash floods flow into communities from Cameron Peak burn scar (Colorado - KUSA News 9)

 Kentucky 

• Beshear: 'FEMA heard us' WLEX News 18 (KY), related news: WEHT News (KY), Murray Ledger & Times (KY), and Lexington Herald-Leader (KY)
• Kentucky governor says flood relief session 'will happen' (Associated Press), also see WLEX News (KY)
• Gov. Andy Beshear encouraging Kentucky flood survivors to sign up for FEMA assistance (WSAZ News – 3 West Virginia)
• 'False hope, red tape and disappointment': FEMA officials meet with flood victims discussing eligibility and appeals (WYMT New 12 – Kentucky)

Missouri

• FEMA approves $7 million in assistance to more than 1,600 households (KMOV News 4 – Missouri)

• Bed Bugs, Late Rent and No Food: Group Resettling Afghans Faces Scrutiny (US News)

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