Firefighters and National Guard crews have swarmed into eastern Kentucky after multiple floods hit earlier this week and last week, rescuing hundreds that were stranded in the deadly flood water.
Other communities and towns have also helped each other during natural disasters. Last December, a small town, Bremen, was hit by a devastating tornado, and the mayor of another town came to help clean up. That town, Hindman, was one of the hardest hit towns during the flood, and the mayor of Bremen immediately came to assist, even though his town was still rebuilding.
This past year, Kentucky has been devastated by natural disasters. The recent floods have killed at least 25 people. An ice storm last year cut off the electricity from over 150,000 people, and the December tornadoes killed more than 80 people.
For the hardest hit communities, the road filled with obstacles have only begun.
According to officials, over 14 people, including 4 children, have died in Knott County. More than 1,400 people have been rescued by boat or helicopter, and thousands are living without electricity.
In addition to these natural disasters, many areas have been having difficulties because of the pandemic, and communities in Kentucky have been struggling for the past few decades.
Hargis Epperson, the Knott County Coroner said, “We had another flood, a record flood, not 12 months ago, and a lot of families had just started getting their lives back on track. Now it’s happened all over again, worse this time. Everybody’s lost everything, twice.”
Unfortunately, the aftermath of the tornadoes and floods are still visible, and the infrastructure has become inadequate, only adding poverty to these communities.
“Without outside support, this would not be survivable,” said Judge Mosley, an officer in the Kentucky Association of Counties.
All the survivors and residents in most of these communities have are the supplies from outside supporters and the government coupled with their unwavering faith to rebuild from this devastation, and their faith in God to survive these natural disasters.
Link to Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/us/kentucky-flooding-natural-disasters.html
Other communities and towns have also helped each other during natural disasters. Last December, a small town, Bremen, was hit by a devastating tornado, and the mayor of another town came to help clean up. That town, Hindman, was one of the hardest hit towns during the flood, and the mayor of Bremen immediately came to assist, even though his town was still rebuilding.
This past year, Kentucky has been devastated by natural disasters. The recent floods have killed at least 25 people. An ice storm last year cut off the electricity from over 150,000 people, and the December tornadoes killed more than 80 people.
For the hardest hit communities, the road filled with obstacles have only begun.
According to officials, over 14 people, including 4 children, have died in Knott County. More than 1,400 people have been rescued by boat or helicopter, and thousands are living without electricity.
In addition to these natural disasters, many areas have been having difficulties because of the pandemic, and communities in Kentucky have been struggling for the past few decades.
Hargis Epperson, the Knott County Coroner said, “We had another flood, a record flood, not 12 months ago, and a lot of families had just started getting their lives back on track. Now it’s happened all over again, worse this time. Everybody’s lost everything, twice.”
Unfortunately, the aftermath of the tornadoes and floods are still visible, and the infrastructure has become inadequate, only adding poverty to these communities.
“Without outside support, this would not be survivable,” said Judge Mosley, an officer in the Kentucky Association of Counties.
All the survivors and residents in most of these communities have are the supplies from outside supporters and the government coupled with their unwavering faith to rebuild from this devastation, and their faith in God to survive these natural disasters.
Link to Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/us/kentucky-flooding-natural-disasters.html
