Death toll grows as spring storm pounds South and Midwest
A 9-year-old Kentucky boy was swept away by floodwaters and died Friday, officials said, as that state and others faced what forecasters warned could be a catastrophic flooding event from a stalled storm.
A 9-year-old Kentucky boy was swept away by floodwaters and died Friday, officials said, as that state and others faced what forecasters warned could be a catastrophic flooding event from a stalled storm.
Gabriel Andrews was walking to a bus stop in Frankfort around 6:30 a.m. when he “was swept away by weather-related elevated water conditions,” the Franklin County Coroner said.
“My heart breaks for this family,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said. "Please join Britainy and me in praying for them following this unimaginable loss.”
At least eight people have died in the powerful storm system, according to a count of official reports by NBC News, five of which occurred in Tennessee.
The storm began this week with tornadoes across the central United States and mid-South that destroyed homes, collapsed commercial buildings and flipped vehicles.
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