After torrential downpours have ravaged southeastern Kentucky, the governor said he fears the search for victims could take weeks, as authorities are already finding it nearly impossible to reach some people amid the flooding.
After torrential downpours have ravaged southeastern Kentucky,, the governor said he fears the search for victims could take weeks, as authorities are already finding it nearly impossible to reach some people amid the
flooding. “From everything we’ve seen, we may be updating the count of how many we lost for the next several weeks. In some of these areas, it’s hard to know exactly how many people were there,” Gov. Andy Beshear said. Already,
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