2022.01.02 12:11 GMT+8

U.S. state of Kentucky declares severe weather emergency

Updated 2022.01.02 13:37 GMT+8
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency on January 1 due to a severe weather system "generating heavy rain, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail and strong straight-line winds impacting much of western, eastern and south-central Kentucky, [which] caused flash flooding, loss of power and damage of public infrastructure and private properties," an official statement read.

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