Kentucky flooding death toll rises to 25, with more rain forecast for disaster areas
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There are now 25 people reported dead in the catastrophic flooding in eastern Kentucky, according to Governor Andy Beshear. He said children were among the dead.
Flooding in downtown Jackson, Kentucky on July 29, 2022, in Breathitt County, Kentucky. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images) A house rests on a bridge near the Whitesburg Recycling Center in Letcher County, Kentucky, July 29, 2022. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) A damaged vehicle and debris are seen along the Bert T Combs Mountain Highway on July 29, 2022, near Hazard, Kentucky. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images) Airmen with the West Virginia National Guard prepare for search and rescue operations at Big Sandy Regional Airport on July 29, 2022 in Debord, Kentucky. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images) Receding floodwaters surround a home in Whitesburg, Kentucky, on Friday, July 29, 2022. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
"We’ve got some tough news to share out of Eastern Kentucky today, where we are still in the search and rescue phase," he wrote. "Our death toll has risen to 25 lost, and that number is likely to increase."
"To everyone in Eastern Kentucky, we are going to be there for you today and in the weeks, months and years ahead," Beshear said. "We will get through this together."
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