At least 14 dead in flooding in West Virginia

At least 14 people including an eight-year-old boy died in sudden flooding in eastern U.S. state of West Virginia, state governor Earl Ray Tomblin said Friday, calling the flooding "among the worst in a century for some parts of the state."

Washington, Virginia issue 'state of emergency' ahead of possible blizzard

Authorities in Virginia and Washington, D.C. issued on Thursday a state of emergency as the Washington area and the northeast of US are bracing themselves for a blizzard over the weekend that was expected to bring up to two feet of snow in part of the region.