An aerial view of flooded homes and structures near Quicksand, Kentucky.
State Governor Andy Beshear announced the deaths but grimly predicted the number in the state might reach double digits and hundreds of properties might be destroyed.
“In a word, this event is devastating,” the governor said Thursday. “And I think it’s going to end up being one of the most significant and deadly floods that we’ve had in Kentucky in at least a long time,” he said.
