Recently, east Kentucky experienced deadly flooding that put many of its communities in peril.
Many residents have been trapped and washed away in the overflowing water. All of these
events have happened in only a few of days.
The community of Bremen, Kentucky, was hit by a tornado one year ago. In fact, the tornado
was one of the worst in history. The mayor of Hindman had been involved in the restoration of
the community. So, when Hindman was in trouble this week, the mayor of Bremen helped out.
“I said, ‘You were here in December and helped us,’” Allen Miller, who is the mayor of Bremen, told the mayor of Hindman in a phone call. “‘Now it’s time for me to return the favor.’”
This generosity is part of Kentucky’s culture, where communities must help each other in order pass through these hardships.
“But that cycle of support is also a grave reminder of the turbulence wrought by natural disaster that has gripped the state in recent months and will make recovery from the latest calamity all the more difficult,.” said the New York Times in a recent article.
These disasters have been hitting rural areas, most of them in which are quite weak.
Jason Bailey, the executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, had said that
“These places were not thriving before. To even get back to where they were is a long road.”
Many residents have been trapped and washed away in the overflowing water. All of these
events have happened in only a few of days.
The community of Bremen, Kentucky, was hit by a tornado one year ago. In fact, the tornado
was one of the worst in history. The mayor of Hindman had been involved in the restoration of
the community. So, when Hindman was in trouble this week, the mayor of Bremen helped out.
“I said, ‘You were here in December and helped us,’” Allen Miller, who is the mayor of Bremen, told the mayor of Hindman in a phone call. “‘Now it’s time for me to return the favor.’”
This generosity is part of Kentucky’s culture, where communities must help each other in order pass through these hardships.
“But that cycle of support is also a grave reminder of the turbulence wrought by natural disaster that has gripped the state in recent months and will make recovery from the latest calamity all the more difficult,.” said the New York Times in a recent article.
These disasters have been hitting rural areas, most of them in which are quite weak.
Jason Bailey, the executive director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, had said that
“These places were not thriving before. To even get back to where they were is a long road.”