'This is still an emergency situation \u2014 we are in search and rescue mode,' the governor said Saturday.
on Thursday, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. He said that the death toll"is likely to increase."
A house rests on a bridge near the Whitesburg Recycling Center in Letcher County, Kentucky, on Friday, July 29, 2022.Powerful floodwaters swallowed towns that hug creeks and streams in Appalachian valleys and hollows, swamping homes and businesses, leaving vehicles in useless piles and crunching runaway equipment and debris against bridges. Mudslides marooned people on steep slopes, and over 18,000 customers were still without power as of Saturday, Beshear said.
The rain let up early Friday after parts of eastern Kentucky received between 8 and 10 1/2 inches over 48 hours. But some waterways were not expected to crest until Saturday.
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