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In 1795, John Billingsley advocated enclosure and the digging of rhynes (a local name for drainage channels, pronounced "reens" in the east and rhyne to the west) between plots, [23] and wrote in his Agriculture of the County of Somerset that 4,400 acres (18 km 2) had been enclosed in the last 20 years in Wedmore and Meare, 350 acres (1.4 km 2 ...
The flood event first began in southwestern West Virginia on July 26. In Mingo County, the Gilbert Creek area along the Kentucky/Virginia/West Virginia border had several homes impacted and several bridges washed out, limiting access to some areas. [7] [8] More flooding occurred in nearby McDowell County as well, in
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On June 23, 2016, a flood hit areas of the U.S. state of West Virginia and nearby parts of Virginia, resulting in 23 deaths. The flooding was the result of 8 to 10 inches (200 to 250 mm) of rain falling over a period of 12 hours, resulting in a flood that was among the deadliest in West Virginia history. [ 3 ]
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The flooding was so bad that Bill de Blasio had to ban all non-essential travel on roads until 5am on September 2. [56] The West Shore Expressway was shut down due to flooding, and much of the Staten Island Railway was shut down as well. [57] Early on the morning of September 2, more than 13,200 customers lost power in Long Island.
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