After days of fatal flooding washed away parts of eastern Kentucky and the death toll climbed to at least 25, first responders worked Saturday to account for missing residents, the state's governor said.
Gov. Andy Beshear lamented that the number of deaths "is likely to increase" following what officials have described as unprecedented flooding in the region.
Rescue efforts have been also hindered due to power outages that persisted early Saturday with more than 18,000 homes and businesses remaining in the dark, according to PowerOutage.us. Deaths have been reported in Knott, Perry, Letcher and Clay counties. Fourteen people, including four children, were confirmed dead Friday afternoon in Knott County, according to the county coroner. It was not immediately clear how that number factors into the state's overall death toll.
Parishioners would typically be helping the church at a time like this, yet they are "taking care of their own problems right now," he noted.
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