Eastern Kentucky still suffers from effects of historic flooding

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Though the rain was last week, the damage remains in the eastern parts of Kentucky. Many homes and businesses have been destroyed as a result of unimaginable flooding and 37 are determined dead with countless more missing.

The flooding in Eastern Kentucky in largely in part of the rural terrain of the area. Mountains and valleys abound in places such as Hazard, Beattyville, allowing for rapid accumulation of water with no where to go. With standing water around 20 feet, many in the eastern communities have lost their livelihoods.

If you would like to aid victims of the flooding, you can do so at https://secure.kentucky.gov/FormServices/Finance/EKYFloodRelief set up by Governor Beshear to combat the crisis.