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No fewer than 25 people have been confirmed dead in Kentucky following severe devastating flooding that ravaged several parts of the country particularly the east.
Kentucky
Gov. Andy Beshear described the flooding as the one of the most consequential kind
that has hit the state, The Washington Times reports.
“We’re
likely going to be finding bodies for weeks to come,” Mr. Beshear told NPR,
according to Washington Times.
Flooding hit Kentucky while residents slept: Gov. Beshear
The governor
lamented that flooding hit Kentuckians overnight which made several people to
find themselves drifted away by water soon after they woke up.
A family
reportedly lost four children as a result of the deadly flooding.
“We have
whole towns that are underwater. Houses that were in line of the water are just
gone, not a piece of the house left,” Mr. Beshear said, according to Washington
Examiner. “We’ve lost 25 Kentuckians, each one a child of God that isn’t going
to be there the next holiday.”
31,000 people in Kentucky are without electricity
Over 31,000
customers were left without electricity in eastern Kentucky, West Virginia and
Virginia, The Associated Press cited a report by Poweroutage.us.
Water
flowing from hillsides flooded out of streambeds, inundating homes, businesses
and roads throughout eastern Kentucky.
Flash flooding
and mudslides were reported across the mountainous region of eastern Kentucky,
western Virginia and southern West Virginia.
Several
residents rushed to their rooftops to escape the water.
More than
18,000 homes and businesses have had their electricity cut off as a result of
the devastating flooding.