More help needed to reach those stranded by deadly Kentucky flooding -- many requiring insulin or other care -- resident says
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Last week's flooding has killed more than three dozen people in eastern Kentucky, the governor says -- and stifling heat will soon compound the challenges for people who are without power and stranded by washed-away roads and bridges.
Temperatures in the region Wednesday and Thursday will climb into the 90s, and because of the humidity it will feel close to 100 degrees, CNN meteorologists say. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the area from noon Wednesday to 8 p.m. Thursday.
"It's going to get really, really hot, and that is now our new weather challenge," Gov. Andy Beshear said in a news conference Tuesday morning.
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