Surveillance video shows floodwater rushing through Hopewell business

HOPEWELL, Va. — In just minutes, Donnie Bell says years of hard work were underwater.

Surveillance video from James River Tackle Co. on West City Point Road shows floodwaters rushing into the Hopewell business from both the front and back doors at 3:14 p.m. Tuesday, quickly filling the store with more than a foot of water.

“It was like a river flowing through the shop,” Bell said. “I’ve never experienced anything like this.”…

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