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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Isabel Keane

Thousands of motorists stranded for up to eight hours after heavy rains trigger mudslides in West Virginia

Thousands of motorists were stuck for more than eight hours along a West Virginia interstate after heavy rains caused a mudslide that blocked a storm drain – flooding and shutting down part of the roadway.

Traffic was backed up for 12 miles on the northbound side of the West Virginia Turnpike – and not rerouted – early Friday, leaving scores of people stuck in their cars overnight.

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