Rescue crews search for stranded people amid flooding, mudslides and power outages across the mountainous region
One emergency official in hard-hit eastern Kentucky described the situation as “catastrophic” as water rescue crews searched for stranded people.“What we’re going to see coming out of this is massive property damage,” Beshear said. “We expect the loss of life. Hundreds will lose their homes and this is going to be yet another event that it’s going to take not months but likely years for many families to rebuild and recover from.
“We’re currently experiencing one of the worst, most devastating flooding events in Kentucky’s history,” Beshear said. “The situation is dynamic and ongoing. In most places, we are not seeing receding water. In fact, in most places, it is not crested yet.“There are a lot of people in eastern Kentucky on top of roofs waiting to be rescued. There are a number of people that are unaccounted for and I’m nearly certain this is a situation where we are going to lose some of them.
The storms hit a region where communities and homes are built on steep hillsides or in hollows between them, where the only flat land often shoulders creeks and streams that can rise in a hurry.“I’ve lived here in Perry county all my life and this is by the far the worst event I’ve ever seen,” he said.
In Perry, Leslie and Clay counties, people in low areas were urged to seek higher ground after multiple swift water rescues. Breathitt county’s courthouse was opened overnight and its emergency management director, Chris Friley, said the Old Montessori school would provide more permanent shelter once crews can staff it.
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