America .. the death toll from the devastating Kentucky floods rises

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And still reach some mountainous areas impossible in the aftermath flood Which diverted a number of roads into rivers, smashed bridges and swept homes, and rescue efforts are complicated by the poor quality of mobile phone communication.

Governor Andy Beshear told CNN "NBC"that "These floods are among the most devastating and fatal in our history. and rain It rains while we try to continue our searches".

. added "We’ll go from house to house to find as many people as possible. We will work even in the rain. but the weather complicates the situation".

He continued: "We’ll find bodies over a period of weeks, many of them shoveled up to meters, perhaps more than a quarter of a mile from where they went missing.".

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And recorded some areas of the east Kentucky More than 20 centimeters of rain fell in 24 hours.

The water level in the northern branch of the Kentucky River in Whitsburg rose to 20 feet in a matter of hours, well above the previous record level of 14.7 feet.

The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center warned Meteorological Sunday of the possibility of flooding in part of the United States, including central and eastern Kentucky.

The center published a tweet on Twitter in which it said that "The risk of flash floods will increase during the day with the development and expansion of heavy rain and thunderstorms"as quoted "AFP".

US President Joe Biden announced the case Emergency In Kentucky due to flooding, allowing for the allocation of federal aid to complement the state’s local rescue efforts.

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And still reach some mountainous areas impossible in the aftermath flood Which diverted a number of roads into rivers, smashed bridges and swept homes, and rescue efforts are complicated by the poor quality of mobile phone communication.

“These floods are among the most devastating and deadly we’ve seen in our history,” Governor Andy Beshear told NBC. and rain It’s raining while we’re trying to continue our searches.”

“We will go from house to house to find as many people as possible. We will work even in the rain. But the weather complicates the situation.”

“We’ll be finding bodies over a period of weeks, many of them shoveled up to meters away, perhaps more than a quarter of a mile from where they went missing.”

high rain

And recorded some areas of the east Kentucky More than 20 centimeters of rain fell in 24 hours.

The water level in the northern branch of the Kentucky River in Whitsburg rose to 20 feet in a matter of hours, well above the previous record level of 14.7 feet.

The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center warned Meteorological Sunday of the possibility of flooding in part of the United States, including central and eastern Kentucky.

The center published a tweet on Twitter saying that “the risk of flash floods will increase during the day with the development and expansion of heavy rains and thunderstorms,” ​​according to “AFP”.

US President Joe Biden announced the case Emergency In Kentucky due to flooding, allowing for the allocation of federal aid to complement the state’s local rescue efforts.

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