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The Latest: 2 men presumed dead in flooding found alive

ANSTED, W.Va. (AP) - The Latest on flooding that has devastated parts of West Virginia(all times local):

10:30 a.m.

West Virginia officials say two men presumed dead in West Virginia flooding have been found alive.

In a memo Monday, state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Jimmy Gianato says two men thought to have been swept away in a camper in Greenbrier County were found alive. The details of where the men were found were not immediately released.

The discovery lowers the death toll to 23. That includes 20 bodies found and three people who are presumed dead.

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8:45 a.m.

National Guard teams are removing debris as authorities prepare for another round of expected storms after flooding devastated parts of the state.

West Virginia Emergency Management Agency spokesman Tim Rock said Monday that "everybody's just keeping an eye on the sky" as search and rescue teams continue to check whether everyone is accounted for.

More heavy rains are forecast later Monday in West Virginia, where floodwaters have killed at least 25 people in the past week. More than 20 counties, most in the southern part of the state, were under a flash flood watch. The National Weather Service warned downpours were possible in many areas already ravaged by flooding.

Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are taking stock of the damage and National Guard crews are removing debris, he said.

Rock said recovery teams plan to work as much as possible but may pull back if storms intensify.

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3:30 a.m.

More heavy rains are expected in West Virginia, where floodwaters have killed at least 25 people in the past week.

More than 20 counties were under a flash flood watch Monday. The National Weather Service says downpours were possible in many areas already ravaged by flooding, including Kanawha and Nicholas counties.

The forecast also includes hardest-hit Greenbrier County, where 17 people have died and floodwaters have yet to recede.

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin chief of staff Chris Stadelman says authorities still believe there are people missing in Greenbrier County.

As the next round of storms arrive, many residents are still trying to come to grips with ruined property and where they'll live next.

Taylor Self hugs a woman who traveled from Parkersburg with the Sunrise Baptist Church disaster relief team, before going back into Sherry Cole's home to help clean up in Clendenin, W.Va., on Saturday, June 25, 2016. Church groups and other organizations from all over the state sent multiple people to Clendenin to help feed residents and salvage items from homes. (Sam Owens/The Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP) The Associated Press
Lt. Dennis Feazell, of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, rows his boat as he and a co-worker search flooded homes in Rainelle, W. Va., Saturday, June 25, 2016. About 32,000 West Virginia homes and businesses remain without power Saturday after severe flooding hit the state. The West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management also said Saturday that more than 60 secondary roads in the state were closed.(AP Photo/Steve Helber) The Associated Press
West Virginia Natural Resources police officer Chris Lester searches a flooded home in Rainelle, W. Va., Saturday, June 25, 2016. Heavy rains that pummeled West Virginia left multiple people dead, and authorities said Saturday that an unknown number of people in the hardest-hit county remained unaccounted for. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) The Associated Press
Paul Raines looks over his flooded Western Auto store in Rainelle, W. Va., Saturday, June 25, 2016. Heavy rains that pummeled West Virginia left multiple people dead, and authorities said Saturday that an unknown number of people in the hardest-hit county remained unaccounted for. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) The Associated Press
West Virginia Natural Resources police officer Chris Lester, left, walks into the top floor of a flooded home as he and Lt. Dennis Feazell search homes in Rainelle, W. Va., Saturday, June 25, 2016. About 32,000 West Virginia homes and businesses remain without power Saturday after severe flooding hit the state. The West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management also said Saturday that more than 60 secondary roads in the state were closed. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) The Associated Press
West Virginia Natural Resources police officer Chris Lester searches a flooded home in Rainelle, W. Va., Saturday, June 25, 2016. About 32,000 West Virginia homes and businesses remain without power Saturday after severe flooding hit the state. The West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management also said Saturday that more than 60 secondary roads in the state were closed.. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) The Associated Press
West Virginia State Trooper C.S. Hartman, walks from a shed that he checked out as he and other crews search homes in Rainelle, W. Va., Saturday, June 25, 2016. Heavy rains that pummeled West Virginia left multiple people dead, and authorities said Saturday that an unknown number of people in the hardest-hit county remained unaccounted for. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) The Associated Press
Taylor Self of Charleston lays pictures out to dry as she takes a break from cleaning Sherry and Kelly Cole's house, who are her best friend's parents, in Clendenin, W.Va., on Saturday, June 25, 2016. Self drove from Charleston early Saturday morning once she saw pictures of the damage done by flooding on Sherry Cole's Facebook page. The scene in Clendenin, located in Kanawha County, wasn't as deadly as in Ranielle. Sixteen people died in Greenbrier County, at least 15 of them in Ranielle. Greenbrier is the only county where Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's administration believes people remain missing. (Sam Owens/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Rikki Spinks, left, and Crystal Evans mop the floors of Bob and Janice Evan's house in Clendenin, W.Va., on Saturday, June 25, 2016. The house, which was built in 1914, had flood damage on the bottom floor and many items needed to be thrown away. (Sam Owens/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
This Thursday June 23, 2016 image provided by the Greenbrier shows flooding on the 18th green of the Old White Course at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Severe flooding hit the area that is scheduled to host a PGA tour event in two weeks. (Cam Huffman/The Greenbrier via AP) The Associated Press
This Thursday June 23, 2016 image provided by the Greenbrier shows flooding on the 17th green of the Old White Course at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Severe flooding hit the area that is scheduled to host a PGA tour event in two weeks. (Cam Huffman/The Greenbrier via AP) The Associated Press
This Thursday June 23, 2016 image provided by the Greenbrier shows flooding on a fairway in front of the clubhouse of the Old White Course at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Severe flooding hit the area that is scheduled to host a PGA tour event in two weeks. (Harry Watson/The Greenbrier via AP) The Associated Press
A home carried by flash flood waters sits in the middle of a road in Rupert, W.Va., Sunday, June 26, 2016. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Constance Reynolds walks through the flood damaged kitchen of her home in Rainelle, W.Va., Sunday, June 26, 2016. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
The wall of a bedroom shows the depth of flooding that affected a house in Rainelle, W.Va., Sunday, June 26, 2016. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Nina, a cat, sits inside a pet crate after being rescued from flash flooding outside a home in Rainelle, W.Va. Sunday, June 26, 2016. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Constance Reynolds cries out after seeing her grandfather's collection of vintage acoustic guitars stored safely on her son's top bunkbed in her home after severe flash flooding in Rainelle, W.Va. Sunday, June 26, 2016. Charleston Gazette-Mail reports Reynolds was not home at the time of the floods but her neighbor David Hall Sr., who took refuge in her home as the waters continually rose, moved the instruments to the higher storage location while he floated in flood waters on a mattress until being removed with a water rescue. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Theresa Havers helps clean out the kitchen of her son's home after flooding in Rainelle, W.Va., Sunday, June 26, 2016. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
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