News |
Variety in the Heartland |
Damage Could Exceed $10 Million
07/23/10 MRC/AP
Damage estimates from recent flooding that ripped through central Pike County could exceed $10 million, making the county eligible for federal assistance, officials said Thursday.
The county has been placed under a nighttime curfew after law enforcement officials reported looting in one hard-hit area.
Flooding wreaked havoc more recently in parts of northeastern Kentucky and a 72-year-old woman disappeared when rising waters in Carter County washed away mobile homes. State police and emergency workers were searching for the woman, Mary Littleton, whose home in the Fultz community was carried away by water on Wednesday afternoon.
Governor Steve Beshear toured flood-damaged areas of Carter County on Thursday.
Residents around Olive Hill were still picking up from a flood in May when more storms struck this week.
The 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew in Pike County was imposed after Pike Sheriff Charles Keesee reported several instances of theft and looting in the Raccoon Creek area.
Thousands were without running water after the weekend storms. The Mountain Water District said Thursday that number had been reduced to 1,700. The water district maintained a boil water advisory for 25,000 customers.
Rutherford said the damage estimates in Pike County far exceed the federal threshold of $5.2 million.
|
|
