The number of deaths from massive flooding in Kentucky has continued to climb amid the threat for more heavy rains.
Members of the Lexington Kentucky Fire Department search and rescue team search an area for survivors in Jackson County, Kentucky, on July 31, 2022.climbed to 26 on Sunday and several dozen people remained missing amid the threat of more heavy rain.Advertisement
A dozen shelters were open for flood victims in Kentucky with 388 occupants on Sunday, according to FEMA. Among the stories of survival that continue to emerge, a 17-year-old girl whose home in Whitesburg was flooded Thursday put her dog in a plastic container and swam 70 yards to safety on a neighbor’s roof. Chloe Adams waited hours until daylight before a relative in a kayak arrived and moved them to safety, first taking her dog, Sandy, and then the teenager.
His crew worked all day Saturday, and the mud and debris were so thick that they managed to clear one-eighth of a mile of roadway. The water had rushed off the hillsides had so much force that it bent road signs.Attendance was down for the Sunday morning service at Hindman’s First Baptist Church. Parishioners who rarely miss a service were instead back home tending to cleanup duties caused by floodwaters and mud.
“We have people that are hoping and praying that the reason why their loved one has not contacted them is because they don’t have cell service,” Caudill said.
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