In pics| Kentucky floods: 8 killed, people stranded on rooftops and trees

Governor Andy Beshear told local NBC affiliate WLEX in an interview that responders have rescued "between 20 and 30" people by air. He had already spoken of individuals waiting for help while standing on rooftops or scaling trees to escape the flooding. In the Appalachian part of the state, numerous highways resembled rivers, the landscape was covered in wrecked cars, and floodwaters that were dirty brown lashed against the roofs of low-lying homes. In some places, more than eight inches (20 centimetres) of rain were recorded in a 24-hour period. 
 

According to the website Poweroutage.us, the floods caused 24,000 homes in eastern Kentucky to be without electricity. In videos published by local media, roads appeared to be rivers, with water as high as the leaves of the trees around and power lines jutting up from the greenish-brown water.
 

In the picture, a family that had become stuck is saved from the floodwaters of the North Fork of the Kentucky River near Jackson, Kentucky. According to the governor of the state in central America's south, flash flooding brought on by heavy rains has killed at least eight people in eastern Kentucky and left some inhabitants stranded in trees and on rooftops.
 

Its normal depth at this time of year is one to two feet, but the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Whitesburg swelled to an astounding 20 feet, breaking its previous record of 14.7 feet. Four National Guard helicopters have been sent out to aid in rescue operations, according to the governor, who also stated that a state of emergency has been issued in 12 counties. To conduct water rescues, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife has sent Zodiac boats.
 

Around 25,000 houses nationwide, according to Beshear, were without power, and many also lacked water. The National Weather Service issued a warning that additional intense rain was anticipated and that the area was still at risk of flash floods. According to the National Weather Service, there was a 30% possibility that the hard-hit region near the city of Hazard in the Appalachian foothills of the Cumberland Mountain would continue to have heavy rain and storms Thursday night and an 80% chance that it would happen on Friday. Flooding is still predicted in the area into Friday morning shortly after midnight.