Underwater homes in Kentucky from heavy rain. photo EFE
groups of lifeguards people rescued door-to-door in Kentucky in worsening weather conditions, as he sought efforts to search for victims of the severe flooding that devastated the east of that southern US state, its governor said Sunday.
Some areas of the mountainous region remain inaccessible as a result of floods that have ruined roads in rivers, swept away bridges, swept away houses and killed at least 26 peopleaccording to the latest official data.
Poor mobile phone service also complicates efforts for rescuers.
“This is one of the most devastating and deadly floods we have seen in our history.… And at the moment we’re trying to dig, it’s raining, ”Governor Andy Beshear told NBC’s” Meet the Press. “
Problems
“We will work to go door to door, we will work to find, once again, as many people as possible. We will also work in the rain. But the weather is making things difficult,” said Beshear.
Some areas of the information claim that they recorded more than 200mm of rain in a 24-hour period. Photo by Reuters
The governor had already stated this the death toll due to the floods it would rise even more.
“We will find bodies for weeks, many of them having swept hundreds of meters, perhaps more than a quarter of a mile from where they were lost,” Beshear said.
Flash floods caused by torrential rains that began Wednesday hit a region of the state already in conditions of extreme poverty, fueled by the decline of the coal industry, which was the heart of its economy, taking everything away from the people who could least afford it.
“It destroyed areas where people didn’t have much to start from,” Beshear said.
Some areas of the status of the information they have recorded more than 200mm of rain in a 24 hour period.
The water level in the North Fork, the section of the Kentucky River near the city of Whitesburg, broke the record in a few hours reaching 7 meters.
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The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center warned Sunday of the possibility of flooding in an area of the United States, including central and eastern Kentucky.
Reggie Ritchie meets his wife in Troublesome Creek, Kentucky. photo by Reuters
“The threat of disruptive flooding throughout the day such as heavy rains and electrical storms and expand its expansion, “he announced on his Twitter account.
In addition, the National Weather Service reported that more flash floods were possible in some areas of Appalachia on Sunday and Monday as the latest storms passed.
Rain rates from 2 to 5 centimeters (1 to 2 inches) per hour were possible in some of the same areas that were flooded last week.
President Joe Biden issued a flood disaster allow federal aid to complement state and local rescue and recovery operations.
On a cloudy morning in downtown Hindman, about 200 miles (322 kilometers) southeast of Louisville, a team was clearing debris from shop windows. Nearby, a vehicle was found at Troublesome Creek, which had returned to its debris-strewn channel.
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