The onslaught of rain caused horrible Kentucky floods. Many people were hurt, and some even died during the devastating floods. The floods started in late July and are still continuing to August.
Rescue teams trudged through the onslaught of rain, trying to find people under the wreckage of houses and restore power. The death toll was 30 so far but is expected to climb higher in the next few days. Many families have confirmed deaths; the victims ranged from age 3 to 80.
“The flooding last week swelled over roads, destroyed bridges, and swept away entire homes, displacing thousands of Kentuckians, ” Beshear said.
Electricity, water, and roadway infrastructure were also damaged and crumbled down. Some parts of it can be restored, and cell services are returning to some of the state’s hardest-hit areas, the governor said, which may help people contact loved ones they haven’t had a chance to contact.
The deaths were not the only things the floods brought. The floods also caused power outages that left 22 water systems damaged. The governor had said that 60,000 water services either were without water or were too dangerous to use. Officials were overseeing bottled water recovery and trying to find cleaning supplies.
The extreme flooding in the eastern part of the state comes less than a year after parts of western Kentucky were slammed by a tornado that had destroyed multiple cities.
Without power or reliable drinking water, many heat-related illnesses will be caused by the rise of the sudden high temperatures.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/01/weather/kentucky-appalachia-flooding-monday/index.html
Rescue teams trudged through the onslaught of rain, trying to find people under the wreckage of houses and restore power. The death toll was 30 so far but is expected to climb higher in the next few days. Many families have confirmed deaths; the victims ranged from age 3 to 80.
“The flooding last week swelled over roads, destroyed bridges, and swept away entire homes, displacing thousands of Kentuckians, ” Beshear said.
Electricity, water, and roadway infrastructure were also damaged and crumbled down. Some parts of it can be restored, and cell services are returning to some of the state’s hardest-hit areas, the governor said, which may help people contact loved ones they haven’t had a chance to contact.
The deaths were not the only things the floods brought. The floods also caused power outages that left 22 water systems damaged. The governor had said that 60,000 water services either were without water or were too dangerous to use. Officials were overseeing bottled water recovery and trying to find cleaning supplies.
The extreme flooding in the eastern part of the state comes less than a year after parts of western Kentucky were slammed by a tornado that had destroyed multiple cities.
Without power or reliable drinking water, many heat-related illnesses will be caused by the rise of the sudden high temperatures.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/01/weather/kentucky-appalachia-flooding-monday/index.html