Gaston’s Torrential Rains Kill Five, Devastate Historic Richmond District
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RICHMOND, Va.- Flooding touched off by the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston left at least five people dead in Virginia yesterday and devastated a historic Richmond neighborhood that was the heart of the Confederate capital during the Civil War.
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