The four children were siblings, their aunt, Brandi Smith, told CNN Friday. Reports of more deaths are coming in, Beshear said, but the deaths have to be verified by the department of health before they can be reported.Īt least six children were confirmed dead after the bodies of four missing kids in Knott County had been found, the governor said. The governor did not provide an updated toll Friday afternoon, saying officials were still getting updates from local leaders. ![]() Live updates: Deadly flooding in eastern Kentucky The last official update of 16 deaths statewide included 11 deaths in Knott County. It was not immediately clear how it factors into the state’s overall death toll. The deaths were reported in Knott, Perry, Letcher and Clay Counties.įourteen people, including four children, were confirmed dead Friday afternoon in Knott County, according to the county coroner. Now, officials there are assisting in the flood response efforts in the eastern part of the state.įour young siblings were killed, aunt says The city of Mayfield, in southwestern Kentucky, was among the hardest hit areas. The deadly floods come less than eight months after a series of tornadoes ripped through Kentucky, killing at least 74 people. ![]() Officials “may be updating a count with how many we lost for the next several weeks,” Beshear said Friday afternoon, after taking a helicopter tour of some devastated areas. ![]() “This is so deadly, and it hit so hard, and it hit in the middle of the night,” the governor said, adding although eastern Kentucky often floods, “we’ve never seen something like this.”
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