Flood May 9 09 -- ((had to use different song than what is listed at the end))

dedication to the ones who lost home & lives that got destroyed

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• may 9 09

[FloydCountyKy]

Perfect song though for this video. I can't believe the ignorance of some commenters. MTR has everything to do with it. Areas in Kentucky has flooded that has NEVER flooded before in history. WTF? Some people are just so stupid. History has proven we as humans can live w/o electricity but not w/o water. MTR produces an average of only 5% of power at the cost of 1000's of homes and lives being destroyed. You ignorant assholes needs to shut the hell up and let us save your sorry ignorant asses.

[tifpri08]

I agree with you 100% my great grandfathers were a miners and never did it flood like this when they were mining until MTR started. Like you said people are ignorant. One day they will realize, but then it will be too late. Some people just do not listen & they must not care about their lives & the lives of those around them, family included.

[tifpri08]

Yes I agree 100% that Mountain Top Removal needs to stop & stop now!! But how are we suppose to stop it if people refuse to open their mouth & go against the company(s) who do it. Instead people sit back & keep quiet about it. Just like they keep quiet about the company(s) drilling gas lines & causing a few places to flood worse. & the building of a new school causing destruction as well. Why don't people get off their butt & do something about it. Yes this my video but i had to express my mind

[mountainjustice]

According to the US Office of Surface Mining (OSM) in a healthy mature forest, trees will absorb 75 percent of the rainfall, and then the leaves on the forest flood act like a sponge to absorb the rest. God's original design works great until Massey comes along and cuts down all the trees, blows up the mountain and turns the streams into drainage ditches.

Mountaintop removal is a sin against God and shows man's arrogance and greed.

[SkyWV]

This had NOTHING to do with mountaintop removal. This area has been flooding since the earth was formed. Too much water running down too steep hills HAS to go somewhere. Nothing to see here. It's happened many times in the past and will happen many times in the future.

[rmay90210]

This flooding that was shown here the biggest part of it was Gilbert and Gilbert creek wv

[BMSpirateshd]

Maybe I don't know for sure but I think it's because of so many creeks there is soooooo many creeks and rivers around here so when it rains alot they come up and like 3-4days before that it was raining constantly so I don't know what mountain top removal has anything to do with this

[BMSpirateshd]

@MandaFai:FYI this is kentucky that they where show pics of not west virgina.I remember this flood it was bad

[KuzzinKreepy]

@SkyWV really now, i have lived here my whole fucking life and don't remember it being this bad, what a dumbass

[XCyrusTheVirusX]

nice vid i was also in mingo county at the time but i lived on a hill so i was ok

[Ryanaze]

@trailrider2

Well, johns creek never flooded until my uncle Earl was born so it MUST be his fault right?

[Ryanaze]

This flood would have happened, at the very same magnitude, no matter if MTR was a factor or not. Its common sense that when you get 6" of rain in a short period of time.. you get a FLOOD

[MeganGarretttt]

at 0:34 that was my soccer feild!!!! we havent had any soccer pratices for a long time!!

[mandee61]

i cried i was so devestated when this happend . we were out of school for teh rest of the year ,. i remeber we couldnt get out in our cars so we went down the road on 4wheelers. && the photo where the camper are at the lake , they grabbed my heart cause i was there a week before that happend & in the exact spot ,