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Severe flooding hits Eastern Kentucky [PHOTOS]

Several Kentucky counties are recovering after severe flooding. Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency for several counties. "We are currently experiencing one of the worst, most devastating flooding events in Kentucky's history," Beshear said in a press conference.

296087317_10210015392137466_749924287135796412_n.jpg In Hindman, Ky.Photo by: Photo by Tyler Wolfe FloodingBuckhornSchoolPollack.jpg Inside Buckhorn SchoolPhoto by: Photo by LEX 18 FYxBAINX0AAfxM9.jpg The damage outside Buckhorn SchoolPhoto by: Photo by LEX 18 Bonnie Combs, Adelynn Bowling Bonnie Combs, right, hugs her 10-year-old granddaughter Adelynn Bowling watches as her property becomes covered by the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Jackson, Ky., Thursday, July 28, 2022. Flash flooding and mudslides were reported across the mountainous region of eastern Kentucky, where thunderstorms have dumped several inches of rain over the past few days. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP FYxbSa8X0AAPMRf.jpg In Hindman, KyPhoto by: Photo by LEX 18 FloodingBerkHindman.jpg From Hindman, KyPhoto by: Photo By LEX 18 FloodingGarrettBerk.jpg Flooding from the town of Garrett, near Hindman Ky.Photo by: Photo by LEX 18 20220728_120656.jpg A rescue crew near the Lost Creek community.Photo by: Photo by LEX 18 296001599_1146174862991781_7053658184495748826_n.jpg From Garrett, KyPhoto by: Photo by Tyler Clem Severe Weather Appalachia A car lays overturned in Troublesome Creek in downtown Hindman, Ky., Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Severe Weather-Appalachia-Cultural Center This July 28, 2022 photo provided by Appalshop shows the flooded Appalshop building in Whitesburg, Ky. The cultural center known for chronicling Appalachian life is cleaning up and assessing its losses. Like much of its stricken region, Appalshop has been swamped by historic flooding. The water inundated downtown Whitesburg in southeastern Kentucky, causing extensive damage to the renowned repository of Appalachian history and culture. (Appalshop via AP)Photo by: AP Severe Weather Appalachia Volunteers from the local mennonite community clean flood damaged property from a house at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Severe Weather Appalachia Several inches of mud lie on the street outside Appalshop in Whitesburg, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. Appalshop is a media, arts, and education center created during the War on Poverty, in 1969. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Severe Weather Appalachia Volunteers from the local Mennonite community clean flood damaged property from a house at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Paul Willams Paul Williams, Luthery Instructor at the Applachian School of Luthery loads instruments he hopes to save that were damaged in the floodwaters of Troublesome Creek into his truck in Hindman, Ky., Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Severe Weather Appalachia Stockpiles of wood lay destroyed from the floodwaters of Troublesome Creek at the Applachian School of Luthery workshop and museum in Hindman, Ky., Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Severe Weather Appalachia Members of the local Mennonite community remove mud filled debris from homes following flooding at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Severe Weather Appalachia Volunteers from the local mennonite community carry tubfulls of debris from flood soaked houses for disposal at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Teresa Reynolds Teresa Reynolds sits exhausted as members of her community clean the debris from their flood ravaged homes at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Severe Weather Appalachia A volunteer from the local Mennonite community in Ogden Hollar help clean mud and debris from flood ravaged homes in Hineman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Extreme Weather Explainer FILE - Members of the Winchester, Ky., Fire Department walk inflatable boats across flood waters over a road in Jackson, Ky., to pick up people stranded by the floodwaters on Thursday, July 28, 2022. The same stubborn weather system caused intense downpours in St. Louis and Appalachia that led to devastating and in some cases deadly flooding. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Severe Weather Appalachia Patricia Colombo explains how she and her fiance took turns overnight watching the water line near his home in Jackson, Ky., on Friday, July 29, 2022. Colombo had to be rescued from her car (not the one pictured) when it stalled in high water earlier in the day Thursday while she was trying to drive home during heavy rains. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)Photo by: Dylan Lovan/AP Willl Anderson Will Anderson, Director of the Hindman Settlement School sorts through the mud covered objects in his office in Hindman, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Severe Weather Appalachia A Perry County school bus lies destroyed after being caught up in the floodwaters of Lost Creek in Ned, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Severe Weather Appalachia Members of the Lexington, Winchester, and Clark County Fire Departments and emergency medical services, coordinate efforts to get evacuees across the flooded Troublesome Creek in Jackson, Ky., Thursday, July 28, 2022. Flash flooding and mudslides were reported across the mountainous region of eastern Kentucky, where thunderstorms have dumped several inches of rain over the past few days. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Evelyn Smith Evelyn Smith of Cary, Ky., gathers clothing at the Knott County Sportsplex in Leburn, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. Smith lost everything as fast rising floodwaters forced her from her home, and the sportsplex is being used as a evacuation center. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Evelyn Smith Evelyn Smith of Cary, Ky., gathers clothing at the Knott County Sportsplex in Leburn, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. Smith lost everything as fast rising floodwaters forced her from her home, and the sportsplex is being used as a evacuation center. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Image from iOS (8).jpg Houses in Breathitt County are almost completely submerged due to the devastating floods in eastern Kentucky.Photo by: LEX 18 News Severe Weather Appalachia Volunteers from a local mennonite community help clean up the mud and debris following flooding at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP Severe Weather Appalachia A woman glances at her phone after carrying supplies into her home in Jackson, Ky., on Friday, July 29, 2022. Flooding in the area surrounded many homes, forcing people to walk through water to get inside. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)Photo by: Dylan Lovan/AP Tracy Neice Hindman, Ky., Mayor Tracy Neice operates a backhoe to clear debris from the road in downtown Hindman, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Photo by: Timothy D. Easley/AP -6xtagp.jpg flood damage from Knott/Perry CountyPhoto by: LEX 18 20220731_155632.jpg The bridge leading to Robinson Elementary School in Perry County.Photo by: LEX 18 20220731_131216.jpg Flood damage in Knott/Perry CountyPhoto by: LEX 18 20220730_195748.jpg A damaged sign near the border of Knott County and Perry County.Photo by: LEX 18 20220730_174715.jpg A vehicle is submerged from the flooding near the Knott County and Perry County border.Photo by: LEX 18 20220729_165628.jpg Flood damage in Knott and Perry County.Photo by: LEX 18 20220729_164644.jpg Flood damage in Knott and Perry County.Photo by: LEX 18 20220729_163351.jpg Flood damage in Knott and Perry County.Photo by: LEX 18 download.jfif Flood damage around Troublesome Creek in Perry/Knott County.Photo by: LEX 18 download (1).jfif Flood damage around Troublesome Creek in Knott/ Perry County.Photo by: LEX 18 Image from iOS (9).jpg An overlook of flood damage in Breathitt County.Photo by: LEX 18 Image from iOS (10).jpg Water overflow on Highway 15m 4 miles outside of Jackson, Ky.Photo by: LEX 18 296271960_448637540475739_4763082996698143577_n.jpg Flood damage in Jackson County.Photo by: Jackson Co. Emergency Management 296289001_593236125533318_3541208340153058916_n.jpg Flood damage in Jackson County.Photo by: Jackson Co. Emergency Management 296277918_5104238326368214_8477054629945051853_n.jpg Flood damage in Jackson County.Photo by: Jackson Co. Emergency Management Image from iOS (11).jpg A Missouri task force with dogs trained to seek human remains searches Lost Creek in Breathitt County.Photo by: LEX 18 Image from iOS (12).jpg Flood damage in Breathitt County.Photo by: LEX 18 Image from iOS (13).jpg Flood damage inside of an IGA in the small town of Isom in Letcher County.Photo by: LEX 18 Image from iOS (14).jpg Flood damage inside of an IGA in the small town of Isom in Letcher County.Photo by: LEX 18 Image from iOS (15).jpg Flood damage inside of an IGA in the small town of Isom in Letcher County.Photo by: LEX 18 Image from iOS (16).jpg Flood damage inside of an IGA in the small town of Isom in Letcher County.Photo by: LEX 18 Image from iOS (17).jpg Flood damage inside of an IGA in the small town of Isom in Letcher County.Photo by: LEX 18 Image from iOS (18).jpg Flood damage of an IGA in the small town of Isom in Letcher County.Photo by: LEX 18 296051396_396552712463246_2905161620285074529_n.jpg A couple in Lee Co. watches their beloved home, badly damaged and submerged from the floods.Photo by: LEX 18 296365804_554920619664773_6025877128394499794_n.jpg The inside of a house damaged by floods in Lee County.Photo by: LEX 18 297480378_10229445721752548_7690133890970003867_n.jpg A home in Beatyville, Lee Co. is submerged under water from the floods.Photo by: LEX 18 296445493_445416480799696_1735723630330344141_n.jpg A home in Lee Co. is almost completely submerged due to the floods across the eastern side of the Commonwealth.Photo by: LEX 18 296417680_747916949763914_2407108167727262574_n.jpg A home in Lee Co. is almost completely submerged due to the floods across the eastern side of the Commonwealth.Photo by: LEX 18 20220802_133630.jpg Flood damage in Fleming-Neon, Ky.Photo by: LEX 18

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In Hindman, Ky.Photo by Tyler Wolfe
Inside Buckhorn SchoolPhoto by LEX 18
The damage outside Buckhorn SchoolPhoto by LEX 18
Bonnie Combs, right, hugs her 10-year-old granddaughter Adelynn Bowling watches as her property becomes covered by the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Jackson, Ky., Thursday, July 28, 2022. Flash flooding and mudslides were reported across the mountainous region of eastern Kentucky, where thunderstorms have dumped several inches of rain over the past few days. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
In Hindman, KyPhoto by LEX 18
From Hindman, KyPhoto By LEX 18
Flooding from the town of Garrett, near Hindman Ky.Photo by LEX 18
A rescue crew near the Lost Creek community.Photo by LEX 18
From Garrett, KyPhoto by Tyler Clem
A car lays overturned in Troublesome Creek in downtown Hindman, Ky., Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
This July 28, 2022 photo provided by Appalshop shows the flooded Appalshop building in Whitesburg, Ky. The cultural center known for chronicling Appalachian life is cleaning up and assessing its losses. Like much of its stricken region, Appalshop has been swamped by historic flooding. The water inundated downtown Whitesburg in southeastern Kentucky, causing extensive damage to the renowned repository of Appalachian history and culture. (Appalshop via AP)AP
Volunteers from the local mennonite community clean flood damaged property from a house at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
Several inches of mud lie on the street outside Appalshop in Whitesburg, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. Appalshop is a media, arts, and education center created during the War on Poverty, in 1969. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
Volunteers from the local Mennonite community clean flood damaged property from a house at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
Paul Williams, Luthery Instructor at the Applachian School of Luthery loads instruments he hopes to save that were damaged in the floodwaters of Troublesome Creek into his truck in Hindman, Ky., Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
Stockpiles of wood lay destroyed from the floodwaters of Troublesome Creek at the Applachian School of Luthery workshop and museum in Hindman, Ky., Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
Members of the local Mennonite community remove mud filled debris from homes following flooding at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
Volunteers from the local mennonite community carry tubfulls of debris from flood soaked houses for disposal at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
Teresa Reynolds sits exhausted as members of her community clean the debris from their flood ravaged homes at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
A volunteer from the local Mennonite community in Ogden Hollar help clean mud and debris from flood ravaged homes in Hineman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
FILE - Members of the Winchester, Ky., Fire Department walk inflatable boats across flood waters over a road in Jackson, Ky., to pick up people stranded by the floodwaters on Thursday, July 28, 2022. The same stubborn weather system caused intense downpours in St. Louis and Appalachia that led to devastating and in some cases deadly flooding. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)Timothy D. Easley/AP
Patricia Colombo explains how she and her fiance took turns overnight watching the water line near his home in Jackson, Ky., on Friday, July 29, 2022. Colombo had to be rescued from her car (not the one pictured) when it stalled in high water earlier in the day Thursday while she was trying to drive home during heavy rains. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)Dylan Lovan/AP
Will Anderson, Director of the Hindman Settlement School sorts through the mud covered objects in his office in Hindman, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
A Perry County school bus lies destroyed after being caught up in the floodwaters of Lost Creek in Ned, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
Members of the Lexington, Winchester, and Clark County Fire Departments and emergency medical services, coordinate efforts to get evacuees across the flooded Troublesome Creek in Jackson, Ky., Thursday, July 28, 2022. Flash flooding and mudslides were reported across the mountainous region of eastern Kentucky, where thunderstorms have dumped several inches of rain over the past few days. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
Evelyn Smith of Cary, Ky., gathers clothing at the Knott County Sportsplex in Leburn, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. Smith lost everything as fast rising floodwaters forced her from her home, and the sportsplex is being used as a evacuation center. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
Evelyn Smith of Cary, Ky., gathers clothing at the Knott County Sportsplex in Leburn, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. Smith lost everything as fast rising floodwaters forced her from her home, and the sportsplex is being used as a evacuation center. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
Houses in Breathitt County are almost completely submerged due to the devastating floods in eastern Kentucky.LEX 18 News
Volunteers from a local mennonite community help clean up the mud and debris following flooding at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
A woman glances at her phone after carrying supplies into her home in Jackson, Ky., on Friday, July 29, 2022. Flooding in the area surrounded many homes, forcing people to walk through water to get inside. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)Dylan Lovan/AP
Hindman, Ky., Mayor Tracy Neice operates a backhoe to clear debris from the road in downtown Hindman, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)Timothy D. Easley/AP
flood damage from Knott/Perry CountyLEX 18
The bridge leading to Robinson Elementary School in Perry County.LEX 18
Flood damage in Knott/Perry CountyLEX 18
A damaged sign near the border of Knott County and Perry County.LEX 18
A vehicle is submerged from the flooding near the Knott County and Perry County border.LEX 18
Flood damage in Knott and Perry County.LEX 18
Flood damage in Knott and Perry County.LEX 18
Flood damage in Knott and Perry County.LEX 18
Flood damage around Troublesome Creek in Perry/Knott County.LEX 18
Flood damage around Troublesome Creek in Knott/ Perry County.LEX 18
An overlook of flood damage in Breathitt County.LEX 18
Water overflow on Highway 15m 4 miles outside of Jackson, Ky.LEX 18
Flood damage in Jackson County.Jackson Co. Emergency Management
Flood damage in Jackson County.Jackson Co. Emergency Management
Flood damage in Jackson County.Jackson Co. Emergency Management
A Missouri task force with dogs trained to seek human remains searches Lost Creek in Breathitt County.LEX 18
Flood damage in Breathitt County.LEX 18
Flood damage inside of an IGA in the small town of Isom in Letcher County.LEX 18
Flood damage inside of an IGA in the small town of Isom in Letcher County.LEX 18
Flood damage inside of an IGA in the small town of Isom in Letcher County.LEX 18
Flood damage inside of an IGA in the small town of Isom in Letcher County.LEX 18
Flood damage inside of an IGA in the small town of Isom in Letcher County.LEX 18
Flood damage of an IGA in the small town of Isom in Letcher County.LEX 18
A couple in Lee Co. watches their beloved home, badly damaged and submerged from the floods.LEX 18
The inside of a house damaged by floods in Lee County.LEX 18
A home in Beatyville, Lee Co. is submerged under water from the floods.LEX 18
A home in Lee Co. is almost completely submerged due to the floods across the eastern side of the Commonwealth.LEX 18
A home in Lee Co. is almost completely submerged due to the floods across the eastern side of the Commonwealth.LEX 18
Flood damage in Fleming-Neon, Ky.LEX 18
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