More rain, more bodies in flooded Kentucky mountain towns

LOUISVILLE, 02 August 2022, (TON): Another round of rainstorms hit flooded Kentucky mountain communities as more bodies emerged from the sodden landscape, and the governor warned that high winds could bring another threat falling trees and utility poles.

Gov. Andy Beshear said “the death toll rose to 37 while hundreds of people remained unaccounted for five days after one of the nation’s poorest regions was swamped by nearly a foot of rain.”

The water poured down hillsides and into valleys and hollows, engulfing entire towns. Mudslides marooned some people on steep slopes.

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