Death toll rises to 25 in Kentucky flooding

WASHINGTON

At least 25 people were killed after mass flooding decimated eastern parts of the US state of Kentucky, a local official said on Saturday.

“We’ve got some tough news to share out of Eastern Kentucky today, where we are still in the search and rescue phase,” Governor Andy Beshear said on Twitter.

“Our death toll has risen to 25 lost, and that number is likely to increase,” he added.

Bridges and hundreds of houses in the region submerged, while over 18,000 Kentuckians remain without power.

*Writing by Zehra Nur Duz