Kentucky floods kill at least 8, and more deaths are expected, with fresh drinking water being brought in by trucks to cover the shortage.
A Flash flood emergency has been issued for Hazard KY where 10+ inches of rain has fallen with Reports of Multiple homes being severely Flooded with Cars Being Washed away by flooded Rivers.
Climate change isn’t about the end of humanity. It’s about the impact on human lives.
Floods in eastern Kentucky, winter storm in Texas, roads melting in England. This is the cost of fossil fuels that we don’t think about when we go to the pump.pic.twitter.com/cLAVVtugIZ
— Trenton Lee (@trentplaysbass) July 28, 2022
Kentucky floods
Flooding in eastern Kentucky has caused at least eight deaths, Governor Andy Beshear said on Thursday, and the death toll is expected to reach double digits as water continues to rise.
A series of storms drenching the eastern part of the state has dropped water that has yet to crest, leaving damage that could take years to repair, said Beshear, who declared a state of emergency in six counties on Thursday morning.
Declaring a State Emergency
“We are currently experiencing one of the worst, most devastating flooding events in Kentucky’s history, Governor Beshear said declaring a state emergency.
“Hundreds will lose their homes.”
The flooding left 23,000 households without power, and “a number of people” were unaccounted for, he said.
Roads looked like rivers, with water as high as the leaves of nearby trees and power poles sticking up from greenish brown water, in videos posted by local media.
The state activated the national guard and the state police to use helicopters and boats to rescue people marooned among the floodwaters, Beshear said.
Evacuation centres were opened in state parks and other facilities, but Beshear warned that some of the facilities themselves were hard-hit by the storms, and may not have power or some amenities.
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