At least eight persons are useless in Eastern Kentucky after heavy rains pounded the state on Thursday, flooding roads and cities and forcing rescuers to avoid wasting folks stranded on rooftops and in bushes.

The governor’s workplace declared a state of emergency that lined the entire state on Thursday, whereas at the very least seven counties additionally declared their very own states of emergency. In a press conference on Thursday, Governor Andy Beshear mentioned he anticipated the loss of life toll would attain at the very least the double digits.

“In a word, this event is devastating,” he mentioned. “And I do believe it will end up being one of the most significant, deadly floods that we have had in Kentucky in at least a very long time.”