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County assessment teams began surveying damage and the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District began repairing broken lines at Franklin and Second Streets that led to the collapse of the road there Saturday morning.
County assessment teams began surveying damage and the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District began repairing broken lines at Franklin and Second Streets that led to the collapse of the road there Saturday morning.
By midafternoon, church members at Central Baptist Church had pumped an estimated 300 gallons of water out of the sanctuary on Georgia Avenue.
Roads are opened and the city, with help from the county and state, will begin damage assessment Sunday and Monday, Roanoke Rapids City Manager Joseph Scherer said this afternoon.
KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation’s Roanoke Rapids Mill experienced significant flooding as a result of the storms that passed through the area this morning, the company said in a press release.
Eleven inches of rain that fell since at least 4 this morning has caused severe damage, mainly in the Roanoke Rapids area.
