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A family trapped in their home, standing on the counters unable to reach higher ground as floodwater continues to rise. People screaming as the road falls away beneath them. A couple who fled their house now desperately scooping water out of a boat with a hole in it.
These were just some of the horrific scenes relayed to 911 dispatchers as southeastern Kentucky suffered torrential downpours on Wednesday night that turned into a historic and catastrophic flash flooding emergency on Thursday.
At least four people have died and Gov. Andy Beshear warned that more bodies are expected to be discovered as waters recede. Hundreds of locals remain stranded and many were left without a roof over their heads after houses literally washed away.