Patty Mullins recounts how she survived from Buchanan County flooding.
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Patty Mullins looks around damages by Tuesday night flooding near her home in Buchanan County , Va., on Thursday, July 14, 2022. She told that she hung on a tree branch several hours as her house flooded over 10 feet after her dog woke her up.
Patty Mullins' home that was destroyed by the flood in Buchanan County. The water level rose to the gutters on her garage.
Aerial view of Buchanan County flooding
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Josh Calton climbs over branches in his brother-in-law’s home that was damaged by torrential flooding the night before on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Buchanan County, Va.
Amber Mosley looks through a damaged window in her brother’s home that was damaged by torrential flooding the night before on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Buchanan County, Va.
A car sits half-submerged in mud from torrential flooding the night before on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Buchanan County, Va.
A volunteer trudges through a living room that was damaged by torrential flooding the night before on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Buchanan County, Va.
Colton Mosley, 6, waits in the doorway of his uncle’s home that was damaged by torrential flooding the night before on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Buchanan County, Va.
Children play in the damaged foundation of a home after torrential flooding the night before on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Buchanan County, Va.
From left, Riley, Amber and Colton Mosley take break from helping clear out a home that was damaged by torrential flooding the night before on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Buchanan County, Va.
Whitney Cochran helps her daughter Alayna, 5, down from her grandma’s home that was damaged by torrential flooding from the night before on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Buchanan County, Va.
Colton Mosley, 6, picks up salvaged materials in his uncle’s home that was damaged by torrential flooding the night before on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Buchanan County, Va.
A house sits horseshoed around a tree after torrential flooding the night before on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Buchanan County, Va.
Riley Mosley, 11, climbs through doorway to help his brother, Colton, 6, clear items from their uncle’s home that was damaged by torrential flooding the night before on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Buchanan County, Va.
Amber Mosley and her son Colton, 6, wait for salvaged toys to be passed through a broken window of her brother’s home that was damaged by torrential flooding the night before on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Buchanan County, Va.
Houses near Dismal River are damaged by Tuesday night flooding in Buchanan County , Va.
Houses near Dismal River are damaged by Tuesday night flooding in Buchanan County , Va.
Hayley Hackney tries to save her belongings as her house was shifted to a street and damaged by Tuesday night flooding in Buchanan County , Va., on Thursday, July 14, 2022.
A vehicle is stuck under power lines, which are damaged by Tuesday night flooding in Buchanan County , Va., on Thursday, July 14, 2022.
A vehicle is stuck under power lines, which are damaged by Tuesday night flooding in Buchanan County , Va., on Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Patty Mullins looks around damages by Tuesday night flooding near her home in Buchanan County , Va., on Thursday, July 14, 2022. She told that she hung on a tree branch several hours as her house flooded over 10 feet after her dog woke her up.
Haleigh Cochran, 8, center, checks out her grandmother's house, which was damaged by Tuesday night flooding, with Nathan Justus, 6, in Buchanan County , Va., on Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Alayna Cochran, 5, checks out her grandmother's house, which was damaged by Tuesday night flooding, in Buchanan County , Va., on Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Billy Justus saves her mother's family photos as her mother's house was damaged by Tuesday night flooding in Buchanan County , Va., on Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Family photos are placed on mud to dry as a house was damaged by Tuesday night flooding in Buchanan County , Va., on Thursday, July 14, 2022.
