Kentucky flooding death toll rises to 26, with more 'bodies' expected to be found for 'weeks'
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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're going to be finding bodies for weeks. Many of them swept hundreds of yards, maybe a quarter mile plus from where they were lost. Thus far, just those four children, I fear that will find at least a couple more as well.
Beshear noted that cellphone service remained "incredibly spotty" and that multiple state police posts were taking calls from loved ones still looking for missing loved one, so it will "take some time to get a firm grasp" on total numbers.
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