At least nine people have died as a result of a strong storm that has whipped last night to the US states of Kentucky and Georgia and that has caused floods that have flooded roads and homes.
Eight of the deceased people have died in Kentucky, as reported by the state governor, Andy Beshear, and the novena corresponds to Georgia, according to the CNN.
Emergency services have carried out more than a thousand bailouts in the last 24 hours in response to the “huge” impact of the storm, Beshear explained from Kentucky, where just two years ago 43 people died in catastrophic floods.
«We need Kentuckians to continue on alert. There are more than 300 cut roads. Transport says that the impact on the state is historical, ”Beshear published on social networks. The storm has caused Barrizlaes in the east and nine in the west and “the situation is dangerous,” according to the governor, who has appealed to avoid displacements.
State of emergency
Beshear declared the state of emergency on Friday and this Sunday has thank President Donald Trump for declaring the federal disaster, which facilitates the arrival of federal funds to the affected areas.
In Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, a residence with 52 older people has had to be evacuated, according to Macon County Medical Services. Several agencies have participated in the operation.
Meanwhile, at least 265,000 subscribers are without electricity supply in Georgia; another 183,000, in Alabama; 64,000 in Mississippi and 20,000 more in Louisiana, according to Poweroutage.us. Some 60,000 clients are without electricity in Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee.
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