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Hi All,
I just wanted to ask for prayer for the capital
city of Richmond Virginia today as it was hit incredibly hard by tropical storm
Gaston. This tropical storm hit this city with the force of rain equal to a
category 3 Hurricane. The downtown area saw 14 inches rain in less than an hour
and shortly there after thousands of motorists were stranded in their vehicles.
5 fatalities occurred and the downtown area became submerged under 15 feet of
water. Hundreds were stranded in their apartments and townhouses, homes were
destroyed and mass evacuations had to occur due to the serious and real
potential of a dam bursting. Governor Warner declared Richmond a disaster area.
Today, News crews, military, Red Cross, Salvation Army, and FEMA were all
sighted on the highway enroute to Richmond. Richmond is normally a
beautiful city, she bore her marks from last summer's Hurricane Isabel which
appeared to not have caused as much damage as tropical storm Gaston has.
Richmond is 50 miles to my south and though
my area virtually went unscathed, the devastation down there is heard loud and
clear here.
Please pray for Richmond Virginia! My
brother lives there and I have not heard from him or about him.
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