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Brian and Lesa Marcum pointed out sandy plots where homes used to be on Right Fork Buffalo Road a month after historic flooding hit eastern Kentucky. Water washed away cars, and clothing is still in tree branches sometimes 8 to 10 feet high.
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Education officials from the state and federal government were in eastern Kentucky last week to survey flood damage and find out what support schools need going forward.
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Over 400 travel trailers are heading for eastern Kentucky, where they will serve as temporary housing for flood survivors awaiting FEMA assistance to rebuild their homes.
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It’s a cloudy summer morning in the mountains, and Lois Thompson has just started heading home from the Letcher County Farmers Market in Whitesburg.
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Floods in eastern Ky. wrecked an important source of local income and fresh food. Farmers reported nearly $3.5 million in damages and lost income.
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At the state fair, people showcase the best of their hometowns. This year, residents of flood and tornado-impacted communities joined in.
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Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a flood relief package into law, providing about $213 million for eastern Kentucky communities still recovering after the disaster.
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Climate change is partly responsible for historic floods that killed 39 and devastated communities in eastern Kentucky.
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State education officials are welcoming the tens of millions of dollars in relief lawmakers have agreed on for flood-impacted schools. But more assistance will likely be needed, education leaders say.
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On the first day of the three-day special legislative session, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican leaders of the legislature announced a $213 million relief package for eastern Kentucky communities impacted by flooding.