At least four deaths have been reported in flooding that has devastated parts of West Virginia, a state official said Friday morning. According to AP, Chris Stadelman, West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's communications director, said three people have died in Kanawha County and a fourth died in Wheeling. He didn't have details and said the numbers don't include a young boy who crews have been looking for after he was swept away by swift water Thursday in Jackson County. Stadelman said some areas in the state were "probably looking at flooding that's going to be the worst in 100 years." Storms with heavy rain rolled into West Virginia early Thursday and continued throughout the day leaving tens of thousands without power and several roads impassable due to high water. The fatalities included at least one child. Wheeling police told newspaper The Intelligencer that an 8-year-old boy died after he was swept away by swift water.
