The death toll in the heavy flooding in US Kentucky has risen to 16. State Governor Andy Beshear believes the death toll will more than double as the rain continues to fall.
– That includes some children, says Beshear.
The floods have wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest areas of the United States, and search efforts continue. Rescue teams supported by the National Guard are using helicopters and boats to search for missing persons in the hardest hit areas.
– There are still people missing, says Jerry Stacy, emergency manager in the hard-hit Perry county.
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