JUST WATCHED Flooding kills at least 23 in West Virginia Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Flooding kills at least 23 in West Virginia 01:28All signs amplified the need to escape. Addison Linkous, 6, plays with her toys near the destruction as West Virginia residents work to rebuild lives after devastating floodsThey were lucky. Mill House Road in White Sulpher Springs was a torrent on Thursday after Howard Creek swelled, part of the floods that would claim at least 23 lives across West Virginia. JUST WATCHED Burning house seen floating away in West Virginia flood Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Burning house seen floating away in West Virginia flood 01:28Help came from mom on the other side of the torrent, whose calming voice Nahuse credits for helping everyone keep their wits. "I knew we had to get off that roof," Nahuse told CNN.

Source: CNN June 27, 2016 20:03 UTC