PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Two people are dead in severe flooding that knocked out running water to thousands of homes in Pike County.
Emergency officials say the storms washed away some homes and many roads are flooded, but there were no missing people in the county by Sunday evening.
Gov. Steve Beshear declared a state of emergency on Sunday for Pike County and Shelby County, which had some power outages and downed trees.
About 7,000 people were without running water and could be out of service for up to a week, Pike County Emergency Management Director Doug Tackett said. Tackett said an intake at a Mountain Water District plant was badly damaged in the storms.
Officials have set up distribution points around the county to hand out water.
A man died after falling off a bridge in Pike County near Zebulon on Saturday. Police said Craig Morris, of Carrie, had stopped on the bridge to check on a family member's home during the storms.
Beshear will be in Pike County and Shelby County Monday to assess the damage.
