Kentucky governor: Death toll at 64, but there ‘will be more’
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said as of Monday morning, 64 people have been confirmed dead following tornados in Kentucky and at least 105 remain unaccounted for.
“There will be more. We believe it will certainly be above 70, maybe even 80,” he said. “But again with this amount of damage and rubble it may be a week or even more before we have a final count on the number of lost lives.”
Beshear later appeared emotional as he was talking about the devastation left by the severe weather.
“I know like the folks in western Kentucky, I’m not doing so well today and I’m not sure how many of us are,” he said. “I was working on getting the confirmed deaths this morning and realized I was writing on the back of notes that one of my kids took from school.
“And here it was it is – it's notes on inertia. It means that an object that is in motion will stay in motion. So we are going to keep putting one foot in front of the other and push through this. Everybody out there get the help you need, take care of yourself and we will continue to provide updates,” he continued. “To the people of Western Kentucky, we are not going anywhere. We are going to be with you today, we are going to be with you tomorrow and we are going to be there with you to rebuild.”
Michael Dossett, the director of the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management, praised the federal government for their disaster response but also said “this is a massive event, the largest and most devastating in Kentucky’s history.”
“Restoration is ongoing,” he added. “This again is not going to be a week or month operation – this will go on for years to come.”
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