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Southwest Virginia Floods (2002)

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Flood damage
Saltville flooding with water 20-foot deep on North Fork of Holston River. Saltville flooding with water 20-foot deep on North Fork of Holston River. Saltville flooding with water 20-foot deep on North Fork of Holston River.
Saltville flooding with water 20-foot deep on North Fork of Holston River. Water levels at a Chilhowie apartment building.  

Above photos by Wade Collins, VDEM

Flood Damage along Stone Creek, Flood Damage along Stone Creek, Flood Damage along Stone Creek,
Riverview Section of Coeburn, Riverview Section of Coeburn, Flood Damage along Stone Creek,

Above photos by Suzanne Simmons, VDEM

Debris along the Clinch River Debris in Scott County Debris in Lee County

Above photos by Jack Tolbert, VDEM

Hazmat cleanup after flooding
Giles County Hazmat Team members Billy McClosky (left) and Jerry Brown assist in pumping out a 200-gallon fuel tank with a sump pump in Belfast. Rodney Haywood (left) and Tom Boggess, Giles County Hazmat Team, retrieve containers from the Pendleton Island nature preserve on the Clinch River. Hazardous materials team members collect fuel oil pumped from recovered tanks for recycling.
VDEM Area 6 HMO Jack Tolbert inspects some of the 10 tons worth of containers recovered from waterways in the disaster area.    

First photo in top row by Wade Collins, VDEM
Second photo in top row by Bob Lambert, VDEM
Remaining photos by Suzanne Simmons, VDEM