Appalachian flood kills four

Saturday, May 4, 2002

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. -- Rescue crews in helicopters and four-wheel-drive vehicles searched through the steep valleys of Appalachian coal country Friday after flash flooding left at least four people dead and 14 missing.

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