প্রকাশ: 31/07/2022
At least 25 people,
including four children, have died in floods unleashed by torrential rains in
eastern Kentucky, and more fatalities are expected, the state's governor Andy
Beshear said on Saturday.
"This is still an emergency situation," Beshear
told reporters. "We are in search and rescue mode. Again, that count is
going to continue to go up."
Heavy rains of 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 cm) pounded the
region from Wednesday into Thursday, sweeping through homes, washing out roads
and pushing rivers over their banks. While the region's steep hillsides and
narrow valleys make it prone to flooding, experts are also blaming climate
change.
The floods were the second major national disaster to strike
Kentucky in seven months, following a swarm of tornadoes that claimed nearly 80
lives in the western part of the state in December.
President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in Kentucky on
Friday, allowing federal funding to be allocated to the state.
- Reuters
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