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Christmastime After A Flood, This West Virginia Morning

Author: West Virginia Public Broadcasting December 10, 2025 Duration: 0:00

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It’s common at Christmastime for churches and businesses to set up angel trees, decorated with paper ornaments holding a child’s name and wish list. Trees set up this year for the children of Iaeger, West Virginia, reflect the long-term damage done by the February floods that devastated McDowell County....

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