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A MOUNTAIN TOWN UNDERWATER
In 2016, the small town of Rainelle, West Virginia experienced a "thousand year flood." In total, 16 people died and 90% of the homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. This singular event altered the trajectory of an entire town. Two years later, residents whose lives were upended are still left wondering: Will Rainelle ever recover or will it be another casualty, a relic of days past?
​Over the past 50 years, nearly 400,000 volunteers from across the nation have come together to repair nearly 18,000 homes.
"I want you to understand that having a house, on my land, with my family there, is better to me than winning any lottery."
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-- DON CRUISE, RAINELLE RESIDENT
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