Norma and John Black hug outside their flood-damaged home, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Valley Grove, W.Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

PARKERSBURG — People can help with disaster relief from floods this weekend that killed at least six people in Ohio County and displaced residents in Marion County.

In Wheeling, the American Red Cross of the Upper Ohio Valley, West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster and the United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley are working together with other groups to help residents displaced and impacted by the flash floods caused by severe storms on Saturday night.

“Obviously the Red Cross is working hard making sure the needs of the community are being taken care of with its collaborative partners and many others,” said Sharon Kesselring, executive director American Red Cross of the Ohio River Valley in Parkersburg.

The Red Cross is encouraging help from volunteers and to donate blood, she said. Information available by calling 800-733-2767 or going to redcross.org.

It’s unknown how many blood drives may have been disrupted by the flooding, Kesselring said..

A washed out vehicle sits in flood debris from Battle Run Creek, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Valley Grove, W.Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Monetary donations can be made to the Red Cross at its site for the disaster relief fund, the pool from which the local group receives funding for aid, she said.

Checks can be taken or mailed to the Red Cross at 193 29th St., Wheeling, WV 26003 or 220 Eighth St., Parkersburg, WV 26101, Kesselring said.

The Red Cross also is cooperating with a shelter for affected residents, she said. More relief efforts will be undertaken as time goes on, Kesselring said.

“It’s still early in the operation,” Kesselring, who was in Wheeling on Sunday and Monday, said.

Volunteers from the West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster with partner organizations and are helping, Executive Director Evan Conley said.

A damaged vehicle sits in flood debris, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Valley Grove, W.Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The agency will soon be surveying residents to determine the extent of the flood impact and what assistance is needed, Conley said. The information will be used by the state in the process of obtaining disaster declarations, he said.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Sunday issued state of emergencies for Ohio and Marion counties. Numerous people were rescued from buildings and cars and an apartment building collapsed, but no deaths were reported, according to emergency management in Marion County.

“We are active in Ohio and Marion counties because of the flooding,” Conley said.

Information about the surveys, called Survey 123, is on the organization’s website, https://www.wvvoad.org/, Conley said. A few surveys have so far been submitted, but it’s early and many people have yet to have power restored, he said.

Debris remains from the flood and volunteers are waiting for it to be removed, Conley said.

“Then we can start reaching people,” Conley said.

The Division of Highways said crews have been working around the clock to open roads and clear debris and would remain in Ohio County until cleanup is complete.

Besides monetary donations, also needed are cleaning supplies and detergents, mops and brooms, latex gloves, shovels, first aid kits, portable batteries to power cell phones and food for pets, he said. Items can be taken to 25 Armory Drive in Wheeling, the central receiving and distribution site, Conley said.

Also on Monday, Attorney General J.B. McCuskey issued a warning against price gouging following the flooding. Price-gouging laws prohibit raising the price of select consumer items or contracting services or cleanup by more than 10% of what the items sold for 10 days prior to the emergency declaration. Food items, essential consumer items and emergency supplies are among the goods.

Anyone with a question about price gouging laws or is a victim of price gouging can call the Consumer Protection Division at 1-800-368-8808 or go to www.wvago.gov.