Catastrophic flash floods in eastern Kentucky have killed 25 people, with the death toll expected to rise.
Summary
Catastrophic flash floods in eastern Kentucky have killed 25 people, with the death toll expected to rise.
- “Epic” rainfall pushed rivers over their banks, causing flash floods that enveloped homes and roads in Appalachian eastern Kentucky.
- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters search-and-rescue efforts could take weeks.
- The Governor also said at least six children were killed – four from the same family – and the death toll could more than double.
- The same weather system that flooded Appalachian Kentucky also triggered heavy rainfall and flash floods in St. Louis, hundreds of miles away.
- The New York Times reported that clearer weather was expected on Saturday should ease rescue efforts. The Times noted Gov. Beshear said nearly 300 people have been rescued so far, 100 by aircraft.
- CNN reported one 17-year-old girl had to flee her home with her dog and wait for hours on a roof before she was recused.
- The Guardian quoted Gov. Beshear, who told reporters, “It’s going to get worse. And I think that we will be updating it, maybe even for weeks to come … There are still so many people unaccounted for. And in this area, it’s going to be a hard task to get a firm number of folks unaccounted for.”
- The Wall Street Journal wrote the flooding is “among the worst in state history” and President Joe Biden approved a disaster declaration on Friday to unlock federal relief funding.
- Fox News shared stories of survival from the Kentucky and St. Louis floods, including a 98-year-old Kentucky grandmother saved from her home amid rising floodwaters.
- Breitbart reported the search for flooding victims could take weeks “as rescue crews continue the struggle to get into hard-hit areas, some of them among the poorest places in America.”
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