According to Governor Andy Beshear on Thursday, flooding in eastern Kentucky has resulted in at least eight fatalities. As the water level rises, the death toll is predicted to approach double digits.
According to Beshear, who on Thursday morning proclaimed a state of emergency in six counties, a succession of storms that have soaked the eastern portion of the state have poured water that has not yet reached its peak, causing damage that may take years to restore.
According to Beshear’s emergency proclamation, “Kentucky is currently witnessing one of the worst, most disastrous flooding catastrophes in its history.An 81-year-old woman from Perry County was one of the fatalities.
The governor wrote on Twitter that the crisis was still ongoing and that additional rain was predicted for tonight.23,000 homes were left without electricity due to the flooding, and “a few people” were still missing, he claimed.
