Boy swept away and school evacuated in floods as fallen trees block DC-area roads

A 12-year-old died after being swept away by floodwaters in Virginia, 200 people were rescued from a flooded school in Maryland and toppled trees are blocking D.C.-area traffic Wednesday after rain inundated the region.

The boy’s body was found just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday, after disappearing when a creek overflowed Tuesday in Albemarle County.

Someone called 911 about 5:30 p.m. to report that the boy was swept away by rushing water on a road. Officials called off the search after three hours, when it got too dark to see, but crews restarted the search in the Crozet area, which is off Interstate 64 near Charlottesville…

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