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Floods in Appalachia bring fast-rising water to Kentucky

By Associated Press and Lexington Herald-Leader

July 28, 2022

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LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER VIA AP

Homes are flooded by Lost Creek, Ky., on Thursday, July 28. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says it's some of the worst flooding in state history.
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Buildings and roads are flooded near Lost Creek, Ky., Thursday, July 28.
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Home and structures are flooded near Quicksand, Ky., Thursday, July 28.
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Homes are flooded by Lost Creek, Ky., on Thursday, July 28.
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Bonnie Combs, right, hugs her 10-year-old granddaughter Adelynn Bowling watches as her property becomes covered by the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Jackson, Ky., Thursday, July 28.
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Bonnie Combs stands by and watches her property become covered by the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Jackson, Ky., Thursday, July 28.
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Members of the Winchester, Ky., Fire Department walk inflatable boats across flood waters over Ky. State Road 15 in Jackson, Ky., to pick up people stranded by the floodwaters Thursday, July 28.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Members of the Winchester, Ky., Fire Department walk inflatable boats across flood waters over Ky. State Road 15 in Jackson, Ky., to pick up people stranded by the floodwaters Thursday, July 28. Flash flooding and mudslides were reported across the mountainous region of eastern Kentucky, where thunderstorms have dumped several inches of rain over the past few days.
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Members of the Lexington, Winchester, and Clark County Fire Departments and emergency medical services, coordinate efforts to get evacuees across the flooded Troublesome Creek in Jackson, Ky., Thursday, July 28.
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A man prepares to launch a boat near flooded Wolverine Road in Breathitt County, Ky., on Thursday, July 28.
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Home and structures are flooded near Quicksand, Ky., Thursday, July 28.
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A truck drives along flooded Wolverine Road in Breathitt County, Ky., on Thursday, July 28.
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Homes are flooded by Lost Creek, Ky., on Thursday, July 28.
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MARLENE ABNER STOKELY VIA AP

This image provided by Marlene Abner Stokely shows flooding by the Buckhorn Log Cathedral, Thursday, July 28, in Buckhorn, Ky.

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