"We expect double-digit deaths": Gov. Andy Beshear addresses flooding, power outages in eastern Kentucky

Rescue workers plucked people off rooftops amid fast-rising water Thursday in central Appalachia, where torrential rains unleashed what Kentucky's governor described as some of the worst flooding in the state's history, claiming lives in its wake and leaving multiple people missing, according to CBS affiliate WKYT.

One emergency official in hard-hit eastern Kentucky described the situation as "catastrophic" as water rescue crews searched for stranded people. Gov. Andy Beshear said hundreds of properties could be destroyed.

"What we're going to see coming out of this is massive property damage," Beshear said during a briefing Thursday. "We expect the loss of life. Hundreds will lose their homes and this is going to be yet another event that it's going to take not months but likely years for many families to rebuild and recover from."