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[[Little Sandy Creek (West Virginia)|Little Sandy Creek]] flooded in June 2016, destroying the culvert which provided access to the Crossings Mall center, and forcing the Kmart to close. When the access road was not repaired for several months, some employees at the Kmart were reassigned to other stores in the area, while others were laid off in February 2017. The Original Plan was to Close this store Alongside With 78 other Stores in July 2016, But the Plan Was Removed for Ideas. After a new bridge was constructed in July, the store reopened in September 2017.<ref>Steelhammer, Rick. [https://www.wvgazettemail.com/business/elkview-kmart-shoppers-mourn-upcoming-closure-of-crossings-mall-store/article_ecf9fde7-e458-5843-bddd-5b038e57b8a9.html "Elkview Kmart shoppers mourn upcoming closure of Crossings Mall store"], [[Charleston Gazette-Mail]], September 4, 2019.</ref> In August 2018, a former employee who was laid off from the Kmart after the flood sued the shopping center's owners for failing to repair the damage in a timely manner.<ref>[https://wvrecord.com/stories/511525797-kmart-employee-alleges-she-lost-job-because-of-flood-damage-at-crossings-mall-in-elkview "Kmart employee alleges she lost job because of flood damage at Crossings Mall in Elkview"], West Virginia Record, August 20, 2018.</ref> And then the store Ultimatly closed in December 2019.