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Death toll in Kentucky floods rises

Floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky have killed at least 28 people, including four children, Governor Andy Beshear said on Sunday as authorities worked to provide food and shelter for thousands of displaced residents.

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Death toll in Kentucky floods rises

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  1. Death toll in Kentucky floods rises

  2. Reggie Ritchie comforts wife Della as they pause while clearing out their destroyed manufactured home destroyed by the flooding from Troublesome Creek behind them in Fisty, Kentucky.  Matt Stone/USA Today Network via REUTERS

  3. Kentucky National Guard helicopter crew members carry a victim of flooding, during their deployment in response to a declared state of emergency in eastern Kentucky. U.S. Army National Guard/Handout via REUTERS

  4. A flooded area is flown over by a Kentucky National Guard helicopter deployed in response to a declared state of emergency in eastern Kentucky. U.S. Army National Guard/Handout via REUTERS

  5. A Kentucky National Guard flight crew from 2/147th Bravo Co. flies over a flooded area in response to a declared state of emergency in eastern Kentucky. U.S. Army National Guard/Sgt. Jesse Elbouab/Handout via REUTERS

  6. Van Jackson checks on his dog, Jack, who was stranded at a church by flood waters along Right Beaver Creek, following a day of heavy rain in Garrett, Kentucky, July 28, 2022.

  7. A rescue team member evacuates residents from their homes in a boat through flooded streets, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, July 28, 2022. Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team/Handout via REUTERS

  8. A trailer promoting U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell lies in a waterway due to flooding in Whitesburg, Kentucky, July 29, 2022. Scott Utterback/USA Today Network via REUTERS

  9. Tonya Smith, whose trailer was washed away by flooding, reaches for food from her mother Ollie Jean Johnson to give to Smith's father, Paul Johnson, as the trio used a rope to hang on over a swollen Grapevine Creek in Perry County, Kentucky, July 28,

  10. A valley lies flooded as seen from a helicopter during a tour by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear over eastern Kentucky, July 29, 2022.  Office of Governor Andy Beshear/Handout via REUTERS

  11. A car is submerged in flood waters along Right Beaver Creek, following a day of heavy rain in Garrett, Kentucky, July 28, 2022.  Pat McDonogh/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS

  12. James Jacobs signals to a National Guard helicopter flying overhead, following a day of heavy rain in Garrett, Kentucky, July 28, 2022.  Pat McDonogh/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS

  13. A submerged house is seen in flood affected area, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, July 28, 2022. Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team/Handout via REUTERS

  14. A rescue team evacuate residents from their homes in a boat through flooded streets, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, July 28, 2022. Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team/Handout via REUTERS

  15. A valley lies flooded as seen from a helicopter during a tour by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear over eastern Kentucky, July 29, 2022.  Office of Governor Andy Beshear/Handout via REUTERS

  16. A flooded area is flown over by a Kentucky National Guard helicopter deployed in response to a declared state of emergency in eastern Kentucky, U.S. July 27, 2022. U.S. Army National Guard/Handout via REUTERS

  17. A water rescue team is pulled from Right Beaver Creek, following a day of heavy rain in Garrett, Kentucky, July 28, 2022.  Pat McDonogh/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS

  18. A helicopter hovers over a flooded area, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, July 28, 2022. Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team/Handout via REUTERS

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