Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia
BRUCE SCHREINER, REBECCA REYNOLDS and TIMOTHY D. EASLEYJACKSON, Ky. — — Rescue workers plucked people off rooftops amid fast-rising water Thursday in central Appalachia, where torrential rains unleashed devastating flooding that caused at least three deaths in Kentucky.
Beshear was referencing the rebuilding underway in western Kentucky, where several towns were devastated by deadly tornadoes late last year. In Breathitt County in eastern Kentucky, floodwaters covered roads and swamped homes and businesses. A volunteer fire department had to abandon its flooded-out station, authorities said.
“We’re just in the rescue mode right now,” Stacy said, speaking with The Associated Press by phone as he struggled to reach his office in Hazard. “Extreme flash flooding and mudslides are just everywhere.” Beshear said he has deployed National Guard soldiers to the hardest-hit areas, and three parks in the region were opened as shelters for displaced people.
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