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Hardin County judges, emergency teams report dozens of water rescues as FEMA engages after widespread flooding
Summary
County leaders described dozens of rescues, multiple shelters and a FEMA assignment after flooding that affected dozens of roads and dozens–to-hundreds–of homes across Hardin County; officials said there were no known fatalities.
Judge Hall, the county judge/executive, told the Hardin County Fiscal Court on April 8 that widespread flooding has prompted dozens of water rescues, opened shelters and drawn a FEMA representative to the county.
The county judge said county emergency teams and volunteers conducted 31 water rescues and provided 75 home evacuation assists; he said there were no known fatalities or injuries “that we know of.” He described West Point and Colesburg among the worst-hit communities and said the Ohio and Rolling Fork rivers were receding in places but remained a threat in others.
County officials said the Red Cross and local churches opened shelters for displaced residents. Judge Hall said the county has an…
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