![]() ![]() When you see the visual of this, I think people can understand that. We're going to - we're likely going to be finding bodies for weeks to come. SIMON: Well, and you have - and you and other authorities have said you expect the number of lost people, people who have been lost to all of us, to increase over the next few days.īESHEAR: It's going to grow. So we're bringing every resource to bear. ![]() And we are going to have a lot of people that are without power. And then you go into next week, and it's going to be really, really hot. While it won't be as severe, we already have so much water and we're saturated, it's going to be a problem. Beginning Sunday afternoon, we're likely to get rain. So the next day and a half, we are laser-focused on that. We need to get everybody out of those areas, ultimately to safety, a shelter, somewhere where we can feed them, somewhere that is dry and we can get them medical attention. It looks like we're going to be able to get some of our high-axle vehicles to some of the harder-to-reach areas. So we have about a day and a half where it is going to be dry. What do you - that's got to complicate efforts. SIMON: As we noted, Governor, rain is in the forecast. We are grateful to all the first responders, both from Kentucky and Tennessee and West Virginia that are helping out. We've got amazing National Guard, state police, Fish and Wildlife and others out doing search and rescue missions right now - over 660 air rescues alone. Water hasn't crested in at least one of our counties, though it is receding in most of them. And we're going to lose more before this is done. We've lost 25 Kentuckians, each one a child of God that isn't going to be there at that next holiday. Houses that were in the line of the water are just gone - I mean, not a piece of the house left. SIMON: What do you see on the ground that you want us to know about?īESHEAR: Well, it is devastating. Thanks so much for being with us, Governor.ĪNDY BESHEAR: Thank you for telling our story. Governor Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency, and he's called the flooding one of the worst and most devastating in the history of the state. Authorities have confirmed at least 25 people have died there. Parts of eastern Kentucky are devastated. Heavy rains have flooded many communities in Appalachia, and more rain is in the forecast. ![]()
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