West Virginia Floods: Guard Deployment Reaches 500 as Governor Cites Rescue Phase

West Virginia's National Guard surged from about 100 to 500 troops in 24 hours after flash flooding beginning July 18 isolated communities across all 55 counties. Governor Morrisey said July 23 the state remains in a search-and-rescue phase, with officials concerned about fatalities but unable to give a count of people unaccounted for.