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Martin County Opens Emergency Shelter

American Red Cross

The Big Sandy Chapter of the American Red Cross has set up a shelter in eastern Martin County for people who’ve lost power or whose homes have been flooded in recent days.

Emerson Varney is disaster relief specialist for the agency and says the river is already high because of melting snow from last week’s winter storm. Heavy rains are expected in the region this week.

Varney says some homes near the Tug Fork River have been flooded as snow from last week’s winter storm has begun to melt and the waterway has spilled over its banks.   

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