CNN: At Least 25 Killed in Catastrophic Kentucky Floods, Many Remain Missing

WHITFIELD Hello everyone Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for joining ░░░░░░░░ this Saturday I m ░░░░░░░░ Whitfield And we begin ░░░░░░░░ hour with the rising ░░░░░░░░ toll after that catastrophic ░░░░░░░░ in eastern Kentucky You ░░░░░░░░ heard the governor right ░░░░░░░░ reiterate 25 people have ░░░░░░░░ killed including four children ░░░░░░░░ were all siblings But ░░░░░░░░ people remain missing at ░░░░░░░░ hour You heard the ░░░░░░░░ say they continue to ░░░░░░░░ in search and rescue ░░░░░░░░ Right now rescues and ░░░░░░░░ efforts are underway full ░░░░░░░░ days after torrential rains ░░░░░░░░ river banks Towns are ░░░░░░░░ And they were cut ░░░░░░░░ from resources as roads ░░░░░░░░ bridges were washed away ░░░░░░░░ are scrambling working around ░░░░░░░░ clock to find families ░░░░░░░░ still may be trapped ░░░░░░░░ residents losing everything Clip ░░░░░░░░ UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE Animals are ░░░░░░░░ people Homes are destroyed ░░░░░░░░ just need help please ░░░░░░░░ need as much help ░░░░░░░░ I m begging anyone ░░░░░░░░ sees this Help my ░░░░░░░░ help my people Clip ░░░░░░░░ WHITFIELD CNN s Joe ░░░░░░░░ is live for us ░░░░░░░░ Hazard Kentucky And I ░░░░░░░░ the debris field is ░░░░░░░░ Joe And we heard ░░░░░░░░ governor there say they ░░░░░░░░ to look for people ░░░░░░░░ so many remain unaccounted ░░░░░░░░ What are you finding ░░░░░░░░ That s right and ░░░░░░░░ say it s possible ░░░░░░░░ could go on for ░░░░░░░░ not days So they ░░░░░░░░ a picture is worth ░░░░░░░░ thousand words Fred And ░░░░░░░░ just wanted to show ░░░░░░░░ where we are We ░░░░░░░░ in Hazard Kentucky You ░░░░░░░░ behind me here there ░░░░░░░░ the foundation of a ░░░░░░░░ Now believe it or ░░░░░░░░ right before the flood ░░░░░░░░ was a house there ░░░░░░░░ was a woman inside ░░░░░░░░ we re told she ░░░░░░░░ feeling the house moving ░░░░░░░░ 1 00 2 00 ░░░░░░░░ the morning She gets ░░░░░░░░ and then the rushing ░░░░░░░░ essentially demolishes the house ░░░░░░░░ sends debris just rolling ░░░░░░░░ this creek As you ░░░░░░░░ see that looks like ░░░░░░░░ floor of the house ░░░░░░░░ at least part of ░░░░░░░░ floor On over we ░░░░░░░░ a wall here with ░░░░░░░░ window and on and ░░░░░░░░ it goes all the ░░░░░░░░ down this creek A ░░░░░░░░ field as you say ░░░░░░░░ that stretches essentially as ░░░░░░░░ as the eye can ░░░░░░░░ Important to say though ░░░░░░░░ s another pile of ░░░░░░░░ here that belongs to ░░░░░░░░ building Now this of ░░░░░░░░ is essentially an antiques ░░░░░░░░ that s been here ░░░░░░░░ 50 years And it ░░░░░░░░ still standing but as ░░░░░░░░ can see the floor ░░░░░░░░ just torn out and ░░░░░░░░ appears to be a ░░░░░░░░ of the inventory of ░░░░░░░░ antiques store is now ░░░░░░░░ the bank So that ░░░░░░░░ what the authorities are ░░░░░░░░ against as they try ░░░░░░░░ figure out where people ░░░░░░░░ They have to get ░░░░░░░░ in all these creeks ░░░░░░░░ streams to try to ░░░░░░░░ for people to check ░░░░░░░░ their welfare to find ░░░░░░░░ if anybody died They ░░░░░░░░ telling us Fred that ░░░░░░░░ be a very long ░░░░░░░░ WHITFIELD So devastating Of ░░░░░░░░ we heard the governor ░░░░░░░░ the top while there ░░░░░░░░ 25 confirmed deaths it ░░░░░░░░ his best guess as ░░░░░░░░ so many others there ░░░░░░░░ the numbers are going ░░░░░░░░ go higher but of ░░░░░░░░ no one knows because ░░░░░░░░ are so many still ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ Johns we ll continue ░░░░░░░░ check with you there ░░░░░░░░ Hazard, Kentucky.”