There is a small town in Kentucky called Hookman. It could take weeks to find the victims of the flash flooding that killed at least 25 people.
Gov. Beshear said Saturday that the number of victims would likely rise as a result of the recent flooding.
Beshear said it was an ongoing natural disaster. In search and rescue mode, we are still there. The rain has ended. It is going to rain more on Sunday.
Rescue crews are still trying to get into some of the hardest hit areas in the country. There have been more than 1,200 helicopter and boat rescues.
It was just total devastation, the likes of which we have never seen, according to Beshear.
Beshear promised a full rebuilding effort to get these people back on their feet. We are just praying that we don't lose anyone else.
Parts of eastern Kentucky received between 8 and 10 1/2 inches of rain over a 48 hour period. Some waterways would not crest until Saturday.
A Kentucky woman became stranded when her car became stuck in the water. The water began to rush in. She waved the helicopter down after her phone died. A ground team plucked her from the water.
They took turns sleeping and checking the water with torches to see if it rose. In a region where poverty is endemic, others had worse cars than hers.
Many of these people can't make it out here. She said that they have homes that are half submerged.
It's the latest in a series of disasters that have hit the US this summer. Weather disasters are becoming more common due to climate change.
Water flowed down hillsides and into valleys and hollows where it flowed through towns. There were homes and businesses destroyed by the torrent. At least six children and four children from the same family were among the victims of the mudslides.
Relief money was directed to more than a dozen Kentucky counties by the president.
Western Virginia and southern West Virginia were affected by the flooding.
The governor of West Virginia declared a state of emergency in six counties due to the flooding. The governor of Virginia made an emergency declaration to allow officials to mobilize resources.
There were 18,000 utility customers without power in Kentucky.
Scientists say that extreme rain events have become more common because of climate change. That's a growing challenge for officials during disasters because models used to predict storm impacts are in part based on past events and can't keep up with heat waves like those that have recently hit the Pacific Northwest and southern Plains.
The United States is in a battle of extremes, according to the University of Oklahoma. We expect these to happen because of climate change. Increased heavy rain can be produced by a warmer atmosphere holding more water Vapor.
Two people were killed and more than 12 inches of rain fell in two days. More than 10,000 people were evacuated from the park last month due to historic flooding caused by heavy rain. The rain flooding was much higher than what was predicted.
Floyd County Judge-ExecutiveRobbie Williams said that some people were trapped in their homes because the floods were so fast.
Almost everyone in the area suffered some sort of damage and some people were still missing.
"We've still got a lot of work to do," said Jerry.
The roads were blocked due to flooding or mudslides. Rescue crews in Virginia and West Virginia worked to get people to safety.
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