As the historic flood waters pull back in Eastern Kentucky, the death toll climbs with at least 25 confirmed dead, including four children, all siblings. Rescue crews are out in search for survivors as thousands still have no power, and though cellphone reception improves, many will likely go days without clean drinking water. FEMA says 18 trailers filled with clean water are on the way.
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Scenes Of Destruction In Kentucky As Flood Waters Recede
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When is Biden going to visit Kentucky
floods, drought, pests….it's why you want a big, unified country that has options for energy, food, water.
we'd be utter idiots to let political, religious zealots split the country into feuding little pisant lordships.
I want to thank all the reverse MAGA commentors…the extreme left offering up opinions and generalization that all Kentuckians are Republican, MAGA, McConnel, Paul supporters, climate change denying, etc. You're doing a wonderful job being the exact same as MAGA, only not…stay classy folks.
FYI, voted for Biden. You people are doing a great job turning off voters that think both extremes are full of it…as if I should expect anything different.
This news style is really bad. Say 2 words for dramatic effect and switch to another screen. Ask someone 1 quick question, switch screens. Let’s be more humane NBC.
Praying can't hurt! But it is disingenuous to reference God or Mother Nature. The cause of this tragedy is human industrialization. Every human should feel guilty because our species has brought this upon these good people. If you want to feel sorry for someone, morn not the loss of a couple of innocent children, feel sorry for every child on the planet for which this kind of thing is only the beginning.
More Extreme Weather Events. The effects of Global Warming.
Kentucky under Mitch McConnell with the help of Rand Paul:
48th in Health Care quality
45th in Fiscal Stability
44th in Employment
44th in Economic Opportunity
44th in Health Care
43rd in Higher Education
39th in Economy
38th in Education
Hope y’all can take a break from your thoughts and prayers and make a donation to one of the many go fund me sites. Even a $10 gift will help. Don’t just sit at your computer and feel bad, — make a difference. Promise u will feel great about doing that.
This is what these anti-abortion, a word NOT in the KKKible, catastrophic-runaway-anthropogenic-global-warming-denying, Statan-worshiping-EVILgelicals deserve for voting for Massacre Mitch McConnell. I hope they loose everything and never recover! These w h i t e skinned,
RepublicanRepubliKKKgun things deny science, facts, and truth that it finds inconvenient.Extinction levels of catastrophic-runaway-anthropogenic-global-warming [CRAGW] is REAL and all around it right now!!! The word abortion is NOT in the KKKible!
Fake news
Jesus Christ orders all RepubliKKKguns to vote for all of legally-elected president Joe B!den's Build Back Better bill's programs that address catastrophic-runaway-anthropogenic-global-warming [CRAGW]; by voting like the sane, Christian, science-based Democrats.
Whoever you vote for in 2024, whatever your issues, if global heating isn't top of your concerns, it doesn't matter because it will put itself top.
It's too late to prevent the impacts of global heating, it's now about climate adaption. I would vote for the person who puts that ahead of the agenda, because virtually everything will come secondary to its affects, other than one: education. That's the best weapon for preparation across the generations.
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DONALD TRUMP QUOTES ON CLIMATE CHANGE/GLOBAL WARMING
“We support your effort to ensure meaningful and effective measures to control climate change, an immediate challenge facing the United States and the world today,” declared the letter, which was signed by dozens of business leaders and published as an ad in the New York Times. “If we fail to act now, it is scientifically irrefutable that there will be catastrophic and irreversible consequences for humanity and our planet.”
"The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive."
"Ice storm rolls from Texas to Tennessee – I’m in Los Angeles and it’s freezing. Global warming is a total, and very expensive, hoax!"
“When I hear Obama saying that climate change is the No. 1 problem, it is just madness.”
“A lot of it’s a hoax,” and “I want to use hair spray.”
“stop all payments of US tax dollars to UN global warming programs.”
“There is a cooling and there is a heating, and I mean, look: It used to not be climate change. It used to be global warming…That wasn’t working too well, because it was getting too cold all over the place.”
“We have plenty of water to fight these wildfires, but let’s be clear: It’s our changing climate that is leading to more severe and destructive fires.”
“I don’t think it’s a hoax…But I don’t know that it’s manmade.”
These small towns need better flood control. Better Infastructure. Stop helping Ukraine and start helping your own citizens. Biden needs to step aside and let the grownups handle this.
Its sad that this happened. Ask Mitch McConnell for help. Isn't he for the people of Kentucky
Wonder how many Kentucks are over criticizing the Gov. just because he is a Dem….Blaming the rain on him I bet……
I have three warehouses full of thoughts and prayers in Ontario. If I could get some help packing them into my fleet of simi trucks,Ill be happy to send them to Kentucky. Oh yeah…."thoughts and prayers" 😘
Does anybody believe there's no global warming do you still don't think there's no global warming think again. And there's going to be more fires more hurricanes more floods than not over yet.
welcome to the new normal
if you don't get baked, you get drowned
Thoughts and prayers…
Self interest is for the past; common interest is for the future. D.Attenborough
Manchin has business in coal and oil so he backs continuing to pollute the world.
Native: Your kids can name more KPop groups than trees. – S.Sherman
Trump: The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make US manufacturing non-competitive.
They would have to lift their houses and or add a solid layer under the house and add empty barrels full of air and make the home floatable but anchored
Prayers for the families and all the children and people that have perch.
Dr. Fauci did this. Senator Rand Paul will explain.
the system is not doing what has to be done ,when u vote for congress see if he 's actually very dedicated to combat climate problems but not only with words Vote the right 1
Wait to the plugs of Egypt hit!
This is a small happening compared to the near Future!!!
Woe unto the inhabitants of the earth!
My heart goes to the people of Kentucky! I pray to God to bring relief to all. But at this devastation, where are the two senators Mitch and Rand? I don't read anything about their effort to provide assurance and all-out help to their fellow citizens!
All manipulated ….all food growing areas ….(just a coincidence nothing to worry about ) people wake up for gods sake ….same in eastern Australia same thing ….chemtrail bombs then floods ….oh but thats just the conspiracy theorists …..honestly what does it take for people to wake up to their lies media lies & if any government tells a half truth its a typing error ….plain & simple .
Condolences 🙏🇨🇦
This is so sad. Our community is working on sending clothes donations etc. 🙏 for these people so sad.
Wonder what they did for god to punish them so hard
Water went to the city folk NOT TO THE LITTLE HOLLER TOWNS
What about the Black, Brown and Indigenous people being effected? Let this be a grim lesson to European-Americans on stolen Indigenous lands. This is not just about global warming but our ancestors, grandmother, and grandfather taking back the lands Europeans stole.
Gotta put those mobile home up on stilts.
Big picture. What will they do about climate control? Sorry, things are going to get worse. Scientists told us but legislature was only concerned about money! The area of climate flow is going to expand as more icebergs melt and more water is in the mix. Pray hard!
Where is FEMA ? Why are they not trucking campers down there for housing like they did for new Orleans after hurricane.
What did Mitch do to help all Kentucky s people. ???????????????😦😦😦🤕🤕🤕😦😦😦😦😦😦😦😦😦😦😦😦😦😦😦😦
This keeps being referred to as a natural disaster but this was caused by mining and mountain top removal
This has been years in the making. Years of uncontrollable strip mining, and clear logging alter hydrology and land contour, putting people at flood risk.
Go beg for your "Gub-Ment" help, then rant and rave on others!🤣
Did Kentucky open the dams all 4 of them at 12AM , and waited 3AM to alarm people downstream??