Flooding death toll climbs to 21

EASTERN KENTUCKY, Ky. (WKYT) - The death toll from last weekend’s flooding has risen yet again.

Saturday night, Governor Andy Beshear took to social media to share that the number of people killed due to the flooding has now reached 21.

Beshear says the most recent death was a man in Logan County.

“These are our fellow Kentuckians, each one a child of God gone too soon. Please join Britainy and me as we pray for their families,” Beshear wrote.