At least 28 people have died in the floods that have hit eastern Kentucky, according to the latest update from the state. And Kentuckyās Governor warns the death toll is going to get much worse in the coming days and weeks.
āWeāre going to be finding bodies for weeks, many of them swept hundreds of yards, maybe a quarter-mile plus from where they were last,ā Gov. Andy Beshear said on NBCās Meet the Press on Sunday.
The flooding started Thursday of last week and the official death toll by Friday had already reached 16 people. And not only will more people be found dead from this flooding in the future, the poorest are going to be disproportionately impacted, a common result of a rapidly changing climate thatās driving more devastating flooding events around the globe.
āThis is one of the most devastating deadly floods that we have seen in our history,ā Gov. Beshear said on Sunday. āIt wiped out areas where people didnāt have that much to begin with.ā
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