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More rain, more bodies in flooded Kentucky mountain towns

Volunteers Alicia Glispy, right, and Della Preston, both from Inez, Ky., push a wheel barrel full of debris that floated onto the property of a homeowner in Virgie, Ky., Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Flooding caused widespread destruction in the region and has resulted in multiple deaths. (Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier Journal via AP)

Miranda Tackett, right, drops off supplies to volunteers Ireland Blankenship and Dewayne Abshire at the Valley Elementary School in Pikeville, Ky., Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, following the widespread destruction caused by flooding in the region. The floods devastated the area and have resulted multiple deaths. (Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier Journal via AP)

Pharmacist Courtney Black, right, administers a tetanus shot to Kalip Case at the Valley Elementary School in Pikeville, Ky., Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, following the widespread destruction caused by flooding in the region. Valley Discount Pharmacy provided immunizations. The floods devastated the area and have resulted in multiple deaths. (Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier Journal via AP)

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, center, speaks to the media and residents of Knott County that have been displaced by floodwaters at the Knott County Sportsplex in Leburn, Ky., Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

The Roadside Theatre at the Appalshop facility lies covered in mud in Whitesburg, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. Appalshop is a media, arts, and education center created during the War on Poverty, in 1969. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

More rain, more bodies in flooded Kentucky mountain towns