heavy rains hit many parts of the state, resulting in massive flooding and evacuations this week. In at least one county, residents were asked to conserve water.Kentucky Gov.
Andy Beshear on Tuesday said "parts of cities are underwater in eastern Kentucky" and Kentucky National Guard members were assisting local and county officials.
Nearly 50 counties and cities in Kentucky have issued disaster declarations, according to state Emergency Management Director Michael Dossett. "This is going to be one that will go into the record books," Dossett said during a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
He added that the state asked FEMA to send an investigator to look at the homes damaged and inundated by flooding.Drone footage shows the extent of.