Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has said the number would likely rise significantly and it could take weeks to find all the victims.
On an overcast morning in downtown Hindman, about 200 miles southeast of Louisville, a crew cleared debris piled along storefronts. Nearby, a vehicle was perched upside down in Troublesome Creek, now back within its debris-littered banks.“We’re going to be here unless there’s a deluge,” said Tom Jackson, who is among the workers.
His crew worked all day Saturday, and the mud and debris were so thick that they managed to clear one-eighth of a mile of roadway. The water had rushed off the hillsides had so much force that it bent road signs.In Knott County, Teresa Perry Reynolds’ home was inundated with water and mud. She and her husband would have taken refuge in their 44-foot travel trailer, but it was swamped by the floodwater.They found her husband’s wallet after searching a day and a half.
She and her husband are staying with friends. She’s a retired teacher and her husband is a retired school administrator.The rain let up early Friday after parts of eastern Kentucky received between 8 and 10 1/2 inches over 48 hours. About 13,000 utility customers in Kentucky remained without power Sunday, poweroutage.us reported.
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