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Donation Information for Buchanan County Flooding Incident

July 14, 2022

Donation Information for Buchanan County Flooding Incident

Published: July 14, 2022

RICHMOND – Heavy rainfall on Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning caused severe flooding and damage to homes, roadways, and other structures in Buchanan County. All people have been accounted for in the impacted area and no fatalities have been reported due to the flooding incident.

Donation information can be found below:

Monetary donations can be made to the United Way of Southwest Virginia.

Physical donations can be taken to:
Twin Valley Elementary School
9017 Riverside Drive
Oakwood, VA 24631

General cleaning supplies are particularly needed.

Donation contact is: Denise.McGeorge@dss.virginia.​gov

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