
Death toll from Kentucky flooding 'could potentially double' as people in stricken areas remain hard to reach, governor says
CNN
After days of fatal flooding washed away parts of eastern Kentucky and claimed the lives of at least 16 people, first responders will continue working Saturday to account for missing residents, the state's governor said.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear lamented that more people are expected to be reported dead following what officials have described as unprecedented flooding in the region.
"This is a type of flood that even an area that sees flooding has never seen in our lifetime," Beshear told CNN after returning from an aerial tour of flooding in Breathitt County on Friday. "Hundreds of homes wiped away with nothing left."

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