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Voluntary evacuation cancelled in Chincoteague

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Posted at 5:06 PM, Oct 02, 2022
and last updated 2022-10-03 20:36:35-04

EASTERN SHORE, Va. - The Town of Chincoteague’s Emergency Management Team said its voluntary evacuation has been cancelled. Those who evacuated can go back home now.

The town issued a voluntary evacuation Sunday for all of Chincoteague. Those in the Bunker Hill area and the Ocean Breeze Community had been urged to evacuate.

The shelter at Arcadia High School closed at 5 p.m. Monday.

VDOT is monitoring the causeway and will notify the town an hour before any closing.