The number of deaths from massive flooding in Kentucky climbed to 26 on Sunday and several dozen people remained missing amid a renewed threat of more heavy rain.
Damage to critical infrastructure and the arrival of more heavy rains hampered efforts Sunday to help Kentucky residents hit by recent massive flooding, Gov. Andy Beshear said.
As many as 37 people were unaccounted for, according to a daily briefing from the Federal Emergency Management Agency . A dozen shelters were open for flood victims in Kentucky with 388 occupants on Sunday. "We have dozens of bridges that are out -- making it hard to get to people, making it hard to supply people with water," he said. "We have entire water systems down that we are working hard to get up."
"Many people that have lost everything but they're not even getting goods for themselves, they're getting them for other people in their neighbourhoods, making sure that their neighbours are OK," Beshear said. On an overcast morning in downtown Hindman, about 200 miles southeast of Louisville, a crew cleared debris piled along storefronts. Nearby, a vehicle was perched upside down in Troublesome Creek, now back within its debris-littered banks."We're going to be here unless there's a deluge," said Tom Jackson, who is among the workers.
The Rev. Mike Caudill said his church has pitched in to help the reeling community, serving meals and setting up tents for people to pick up cleaning and personal hygiene supplies.
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