The heavy rains returned to Kentucky (USA) this Monday, where the floods of the last week have already left 37 dead, according to the latest count of the authorities.
The governor of the state, Andy Beshear, stressed in a press conference that there are still hundreds of people missing, so the authorities expect the death toll to continue to rise as that rescue efforts are advancing.
The National Weather Service (NWS) is keeping central, southern and eastern Kentucky on alert for flooding and predicts that torrential rains will continue on Tuesday.
According to local media, the strong downpours of water caused by the rains During much of the past week they have destroyed electrical infrastructure, bridges, houses and roads.
Part of the territory also continues without telephone coverage, although service is returning to many of the most affected areas.
Among the deceased there are several minors.
On Sunday, Beshear announced that it will activate to new reservists of the state National Guard to help rescue Kentucky residents, some of whom are trapped on the roofs of their homes, reports the local newspaper Lexington Herald-Leader.
On Thursday, the governor already declared a state of emergency throughout the state and mobilized the National Guard to deal with what he has described as “one of the worst and most devastating” floods in the history of the territory.
This is the second natural disaster to hit Kentucky in less than eight months after, in December, a series of tornadoes took the lives of more than 80 people in the western part of the state.
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, announced on Friday the declaration of the territory as a “major disaster” zone to confirm the help that the federal government will give to the state government to deal with these floods, the White House reported in a statement.
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