In pics | Hanging, drowning, holding on: Ravaging Kentucky floods lead to dramatic rescues
Hanging by a thread
A man is rescued from flooding by the crew of a U.S. Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter in eastern Kentucky, July 28-29.
Drowning in debris
Members of the Tennessee Task Force One search and rescue team wade through the debris-filled Troublesome Creek, after a search dog detected the scent of a potential victim in Perry County, Kentucky, on July 31.
Holding on
A woman is rescued from flooding by the crew of a U.S. Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter in eastern Kentucky, July 28-29.
Destroyed by a wave
Reggie Ritchie comforts his wife Della as they pause while clearing out their destroyed manufactured home destroyed by the flooding from Troublesome Creek behind them in Fisty, Kentucky, on July 29.
Memories remain
Old photographs, among the archives being kept in a basement of the Settlement School and damaged in the flooding, hang from a clothesline to help them dry after being cleaned in Hindman, Kentucky, on August 1.
By the boat
A rescue team member evacuates residents from their homes in a boat through flooded streets, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, on July 28.
Children suffer
Children exit a U.S. Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter after being rescued from flooding in eastern Kentucky, July 28-29.
Water water everywhere, not a drop to drink
A Kentucky National Guard flight crew from 2/147th Bravo Co. flies over a flooded area in response to a declared state of emergency in eastern Kentucky, July 29.
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