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Death toll from floods in Kentucky climbs to 28
Updated 08:20, 01-Aug-2022
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A car is submerged in flood waters along Right Beaver Creek, following a day of heavy rain in Garrett, Kentucky, U.S., July 28, 2022. /Reuters

A car is submerged in flood waters along Right Beaver Creek, following a day of heavy rain in Garrett, Kentucky, U.S., July 28, 2022. /Reuters

Flash floods triggered by torrential rains in the U.S. state of Kentucky have claimed at least 28 lives, including four children, Governor Andy Beshear said on Sunday as authorities worked to provide food and shelter for thousands of displaced residents.

Some homes in the hardest-hit areas were swept away after days of heavy rainfall that Beshear has described as some of the worst in Kentucky's history. Rescue teams guided motor boats through residential and commercial areas searching for victims.

A valley lies flooded as seen from a helicopter during a tour by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear over eastern Kentucky, U.S., July 29, 2022. /Reuters

A valley lies flooded as seen from a helicopter during a tour by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear over eastern Kentucky, U.S., July 29, 2022. /Reuters

Beshear has said more fatalities were expected and it could take weeks to find all the victims. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said that as many as 37 people were unaccounted for.

U.S. President Joe Biden on July 29 declared that a major disaster exists in Kentucky and ordered federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides.

(With input from Reuters)

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