By Washington Post Staff | Jul 30, 2022
Eastern Kentucky has experienced heavy rainfall and flooding that has killed at least 25 people in recent days.
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As of Saturday, emergency teams continued searching for survivors amid scenes of heavy destruction caused by the floods.
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The Washington Post’s Maria Saccheti reports that the area is expecting a break in the rainfall, but the National Weather Service is predicting more rain and storms for Sunday through Tuesday.
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Photojournalist Arden S. Barnes has been on assignment for The Post documenting the disaster.
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Kris Patrick, a luthier at the Appalachian School of Luthiery in Hindman, Ky., looks for a tool in mud covering the floor of a workshop. Luthiers make and repair stringed instruments.
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The aftermath of flooding on Main Street in downtown Hindman.
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Crews from New River Electrical Corp. are repairing poles and lines near Hindman.
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A utility crew at work near Hindman.
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Floodwaters deposited converted shipping containers at a bridge on Purpose Lane near Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, Ky.
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Marie and Mark Tuttle face the task of cleaning mud out of their home in Bulan, Ky.
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A car is marooned in floodwater on Kentucky Route 28 near Chavies.
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Angie Fields washes her arm with a washcloth in the girls restroom at West Perry Elementary School in Hazard, Ky.
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Floodwaters dislodged a home from its foundations on Route 28 in Chavies.
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Residents of Nim Henson Geriatric Center in Jackson, Ky., are relocated by school bus.
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Phelisha McIntosh speaks with Emmy Fugate as they shelter at Hazard Community College.
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Lesia Watkins speaks with her husband, Jimmy, near their home, which was flooded by the North Fork of the Kentucky River.
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A displaced horse on the Watkins property eats from a bush.
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