Storm brings flooding, widespread power outages to multiple states: See photos
Multiple states across the eastern and southeastern United States were recovering Monday from a powerful storm that brought inches of rain and widespread power outages, in addition to at least 10 deaths, over the weekend.
In a statement on Sunday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said at least nine people were killed during a storm that drenched the state and neighboring Tennessee in up to 6 inches of rain, calling it "one of the most serious weather events" the state has dealt with in at least a decade. Additionally, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that one person was killed in Atlanta after an uprooted tree fell on a home.
Emergency responders had conducted more than 1,000 water rescues throughout Kentucky, Beshear said. President Donald Trump approved the state's request for an emergency disaster declaration for the historic flooding, the governor said, adding that rising rivers and snow this week remain a threat.
Schools districts throughout Kentucky closed on Monday, citing flooded streets, dangerous travel conditions and power outages that impacted some 15,000 homes and businesses.
Beshear said, 9,800 service connections are without water and 26,000 residents were under boil-water advisories. He said the flooding will continue to put "a lot of pressure" on water systems and will "cause a lot of pipe and line bursts."
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