How Coal Mining and Years of Neglect Left Kentucky Towns at the Mercy of Flooding
The region, one of the poorest in the country, is full of modest, unprotected homes and decaying infrastructure. Some residents say they won’t return.
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The region, one of the poorest in the country, is full of modest, unprotected homes and decaying infrastructure. Some residents say they won’t return.
<p>For a century, coal mining companies have taken billions of dollars of wealth out of eastern Kentucky, stripped the land of vegetation that can contain flood waters, and contributed to the climate change making severe storms more frequent, while leaving little for the people who live there. </p>
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HUNTINGTON — Damage assessment following flash flooding in the area a couple weeks ago is still underway.