Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has revealed that the death toll in the ongoing Kentucky flooding is likely to rise significantly as more than dozens of people have been reported missing as more rain is expected to hit the state in the coming days. While Andy was only able to confirm the death of one other person since Saturday’s update, as many as 37 people are said to have vanished, a daily briefing from the Federal Emergency Management Agency revealed.
In fact, in Appalachia alone, it’s believed that 25 people are said to have died, with officials having yet to confirm the number of casualties. And with the latest storms rolling through, it seems inevitable that there are more people who are going to be declared as dead given the current rate of missing individuals across Kentucky.
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A heap of families have been phoning the police, reporting that their loved ones are missing, Andy expressed, though the data connection between both parties has often left the conversation being cut short due to the shaky cell phone service caused by the heavy rain. “We still can’t get into some areas to check on people,” he continued. ”We’re doubling our National Guard. We’re going to work to go door to door, work to find, again, as many people as we can. We’re even going to work through the rain. But the weather is complicating it.”
A key worker who has helped toil nonstop through mud-caked sidewalks described the situation as something he had never seen before. Tom has been with a crew from Corbin, Kentucky, as he takes on the role of the city’s recycling director.
He and his fellow workers worked throughout Saturday, with the mud and debris being so thick that they only managed to clear one-eighth of a mile of roadway. The rain, which had rushed off the hillsides, had so much force that it is said to have even bent road signs.
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In Kott County, a woman named Teresa Perry Reynolds saw her home destroyed with water and mud, and while she and her husband were planning to use their travel trailer in hopes of remaining safe elsewhere, the vehicle had been swamped by the floodwater, leaving the couple hopeless.
“I have the clothes on my back,” she said. ”All I know is I’m homeless and I’ve got people taking care of me.”