remain at or near that high for about the next week. this flooding poses an ongoing threat to beaumont and the surrounding area. we are as a state, as well as with partners working with us, still driving in and flying in food and water. there are now seven points of distribution locations to obtain food and but last night 600 pallets of water and 400 pallets of meals were delivered. last night about 1,000 people
welcome back everybody. now a follow-up to our top story. federal authorities have joined the investigation into that chemical spill in west virginia. four people have now been hospitalized because of that chemical spill. sheriff jonathan rutherford is joining us live. welcome, sheriff. great to have you here. good morning. i know you re busy there. talk with us for a moment about how the emergency relief efforts are going and how people are coping with this situation. we re doing quite well. we have an emergency plan here in the kanawha county. we initiated that plan first thing thursday. at first people were a little anxious trying to get the freshwater. however, there were minor problems. things are going well. we have water at all distribution locations. we have a deputy sheriff and policemen and troopers stationed at different areas to provide assistance.
mile radius. if i live within the 20 mile radius, where do i go to get my pill? in the emergency planning zone, there are distribution locations, but we re talking about something, carol, that has never happened in our country. a catastrophic accident. we have defense in depth at our plants to preclude that kind of event. we are seeing events in japan unfold, how well those areas of defense in depth work particularly with regard to containment and structural integrity of the units despite a massive earthquake and massive tsunami so the american public should be assured. if an 8.9 magnitude earthquake happened here, would our nuclear plants be safe? they are designed for seismic events in their area. the west coast plants are designed to higher standards