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State of Emergency declared due to severe flooding in Eastern KY By Crystal Staley/Angie Van Berkel Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear declared a State of Emergency today due to severe flooding in Eastern Kentucky. "This was a tough night and maybe an even tougher morning for so many of our residents," Gov. Beshear said. "We are currently experiencing one of the worst, most devastating flooding events in Kentucky's history. The situation is dynamic and ongoing. In most places we are not seeing receding water - in fact, in most places it has not crested yet. What we are going to see coming out of this is massive property damage and we expect loss of life. Hundreds will lose their homes. And this will be yet another event that will take not months, but years, for our families to rebuild and recover from." He added, "I also want to tell the people of Eastern Kentucky that we are going to be there for them. You are important and we want to help. This is what we do as Kentuckians - we help each other out." At the Governor's 9:30amET media briefing the following items were discussed:
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