Flood Fatalities: August 2004        Monthly Total: 9   Vehicle Related: 8

Day State County Gender Age Circumstances
11 NY Queens ? ? Two occupants of vehicle electrocuted by fallen poowerline when they stepped out of their vehicle into several feet of water
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16 CA Death Valley National Park F? ? Two people found in car that was buried in mud, rock and debris; officials believe couple’s car was overcome by a mud and rock slide, along with rapidly rising flash flood waters 
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24 OR Clackamas F 27 Hiker drowned fording a flooded river, wearing a 65-pound backpack
25 MS Tishomingo M ? Victim drove through fast moving water, into a sink hole on Mississippi State Highway 4 near Natchez Trace Parkway.
31 VA Chesterfield F 29 Flooding from remnants of Gaston - victim drowned in vehicle
31 VA Richmond area ? ? Police report 2 people perished in a creek in eastern Richmond
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