ຜູ້​ເສຍ​ຊີ​ວິດ​ເພີ່ມ​ຂຶ້ນ 25 ຄົນ​ໃນ​ໄພ​ນ້ຳ​ຖ້ວມ​ໃນ​ລັດ Kentucky ແລະ​ຄາດ​ວ່າ​ຈະ​ເພີ່ມ​ຂຶ້ນ, ເຈົ້າ​ແຂວງ​ກ່າວ​ວ່າ.

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At least 25 deaths have been confirmed in a historic flash flooding event in eastern Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said Saturday, as search and rescue crews continue to look for survivors.

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Beshear tweeted the updated death toll Saturday morning and warned the “number is likely to increase.”

Rain ended Friday morning after a storm system pummeled parts of eastern Kentucky with more than 10 inches of rain, inundating small towns in valleys across the state’s hilly Appalachia region, with some waterways still yet to crest.

The extent of the damage is not yet known but Beshear ກ່າວວ່າ earlier this week that at least “hundreds” of homes will be lost in eastern Kentucky, one of the most impoverished areas of the United States.

Numerous roads remain closed in the region, some due to bridges being washed out.

More than 18,000 are still without power in Kentucky, according to PowerOutage.US.

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Beshear activated the National Guard and President Joe Biden declared a “major disaster” in response to the flooding, which is just the latest catastrophic flooding event to impact the U.S. this summer. Record-setting rainfall totals also caused deadly flash flooding in the St. Louis area ໃນຕົ້ນອາທິດນີ້, while Yellowstone National Park is still recovering after rainfall last month caused a rise in the Yellowstone River that obliterated flood records that were more than a century old. Record-shattering heat waves have also been the norm across much of the country lately, as climate scientists warn extreme weather is becoming commonplace as global temperatures increase.

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More rain is expected in eastern Kentucky starting Sunday and continuing into early next week, but downpours that could worsen flood conditions are not expected.

ອ່ານ​ເພີ່ມ​ເຕີມ

ນໍ້າຖ້ວມກະທັນຫັນ Swamp St. Louis ໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນຫຼ້າສຸດຂອງສະພາບອາກາດຮ້າຍແຮງຂອງສະຫະລັດ (Forbes)

At Least 16 Killed By Kentucky Flooding—Toll Expected To Rise (Forbes)

ແມ່ນແລ້ວ, ຄື້ນຄວາມຮ້ອນອີກອັນໜຶ່ງ: ເກືອບ 50 ລ້ານພາຍໃຕ້ການແຈ້ງເຕືອນຄວາມຮ້ອນໃນທົ່ວສະຫະລັດ (Forbes)

Part Of Yellowstone May Stay Closed For ‘Substantial Length Of Time’ After Flooding (Forbes)