The rain started falling on Thursday, June 23, 2016. In just a few days, more than 23 people were dead and more than 5,000 homes destroyed or damaged in raging floodwaters in a dozen West Virginia counties. This slideshow features photographs shot by the Charleston Gazette-Mail staff in the week after the floods as communities rallied to face the swatch of devastation. For more coverage on the 2016 floods in West Virginia, visit: www.wvgazettemail.com/news/201...