Credit: Old Town residents Heidi DeuPree, right, and Keith Harmon canoe on a street flooded by the Potomac River as it overflows its banks in the historic Old Town section of Alexandria, Va., Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. The National Weather Service is warning that the mid-Atlantic region could see one of the biggest tidal floods of the last decade or two as heavy rain and winds pummel the region on Friday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Alexandria gets financial boost from state to go toward flood prevention efforts
