Appalachian floods kill at least 16 as rescue teams deploy
JACKSON, Ky. — Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard looked Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest
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JACKSON, Ky. — Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard looked Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest
In this rural part of Kentucky, it's easy to see how so much rain in such a short time could be so devastating.
Rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for missing people in floods that engulfed entire communities.
Trapped homeowners swam to safety and others were rescued by boat as record flash flooding killed at least 16 people in Kentucky and swamped entire Appalachian towns, prompting a frenzied search for survivors Friday through some of the poorest communities in America.
Entire towns that hug creeks and streams in narrow valleys were swallowed up. The water swept vehicles into useless piles, crunched runaway equipment against...