Kentucky grapples with ‘worst’ flooding as 4 dead, hundreds displaced: See Photos
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- Kentucky residents were eager to return to their flooded homes after days of heavy rains overflowed rivers to near-record levels.
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Kentucky rivers rose to almost record levels on Monday as a result of days of relentless rain, drowning homes and endangering a renowned bourbon distillery in the state capital.(AP)
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At least 23 people have been killed by ongoing storms since last week, and overflowing rivers presented the danger when they unleashed catastrophic tornadoes and soaked the area with severe rain. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)(AP)
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Vehicles are seen within the floodwaters from the Kentucky River on Monday, April 7, 2025, in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)(AP)
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The National Weather Service said in a preliminary analysis that at least 157 tornadoes occurred in seven days starting March 30.(AP)
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While the storms have eventually moved on, there is still a high risk of flooding in a number of other states, including portions of Indiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee.(AP)
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While utilities turned off gas and electricity in an area spanning from Texas to Ohio, cities issued evacuation orders, and rescue workers in inflatable boats visited homes in Kentucky and Tennessee.(AP)
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The famous Buffalo Trace Distillery, located near the banks of the overflowing Kentucky River near downtown Frankfort, was forced to close due to floodwaters. Meanwhile, a Canada goose flies along the rising Ohio River at the flooded Anderson Ferry ramp Monday, April 7, 2025, in Cincinnati.(AP)
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As the river peaked just shy of a record on Monday, officials in Frankfort implemented a curfew, rerouted traffic, and cut off utilities to businesses. (AP)
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Governor Andy Beshear reported that more than 500 state roads in Kentucky remained blocked on Monday night.(AP)
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