Dramatic video from waterlogged eastern Kentucky shows an individual being rescued by a helicopter off a roof peeking above flood waters.
The solely elements of homes that could possibly be seen in the video, posted to Facebook by Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team, had been the tops of roofs.
The publish mentioned {that a} Wolfe County Swift Water crew broke by way of the window of one of the homes to get to a household trapped inside. The crew received the household to the roof, the place a helicopter crew hoisted them to security. The video shows an 83-year-old woman being rescued.
The National Guard has performed greater than 1,000 rescues by way of air lifts in eastern Kentucky following the devastating flooding, Gov. Andy Beshear mentioned Sunday.
The governor introduced Monday that at the least 30 individuals had died. He’s repeatedly mentioned that the dying toll is anticipated to rise as dozens stay unaccounted for.
Beshear, who toured some of the hardest-hit areas on Sunday mentioned the floods had been “certainly the deadliest and the most devastating, of my lifetime.”
“I mean, houses swept away for miles. They don’t know where some parts of people’s houses are,” Beshear mentioned.
The governor mentioned crews had been nonetheless in search and rescue mode, hoping to seek out those that could also be unaccounted for as a result of they’re trapped or as a result of they do not have cellphone service.
More than 12,000 individuals in the state stay with out energy, down from double that, he mentioned.
More flash flooding was potential in parts of Appalachia on Monday as the most recent storms roll by way of, the National Weather Service mentioned. Rainfall charges of 1 to 2 inches per hour had been potential in some of the identical areas that had been inundated final week.
A dozen shelters had been open for flood victims in Kentucky with 388 occupants on Sunday, based on FEMA.
FEMA announced Friday that President Joe Biden issued a serious catastrophe declaration, making federal help accessible to the state.
On Saturday, Biden mentioned he added Individual Assistance to that declaration with the assistance of additional aiding displaced households.