The Floods In Kentucky And Surrounding States Are Devastating
According to CNN, more than a month’s worth of rain hit Kentucky, part of Georgia, and West Virginia in under 24 hours, leaving the area in distress with major flooding.
As of press time, the death toll from the storm has risen to 14. CNN reports that most of the deaths were due to people driving through standing or running water, with many other people still missing.
Over 230 people have been evacuated by helicopter or boat from just two apartment complexes in Martin County, and over 1,000 rescues have been performed in total.
Local Heroes Aren’t Just First Responders
Two people were trapped in their car after trying to drive through standing water in Pembroke, Kentucky. The Pembroke Fire Department was on their way to rescue the passengers and their vehicle when they realized someone had beat them to the location.
It turns out that by the time first responders arrived on the scene to help, an Amish man had already hooked the car up to his horse and buggy and was pulling it out!
The Pembroke Fire Department shared the footage with a local news station, WKRN News 2, who published it on television and social media.
The Amish Have Made It A Habit Of Being Good Samaritans
Earlier this year, a group of 60 Amish people travelled from Pennsylvania to North Carolina to help build 12 tiny homes for hurricane victims. While the men built the homes, the women and girls cooked and served food to the workers and handed out gifts, toys, and clothing items that they had brought along by the pallets full.
The cost of the project was estimated to be around $300,000 and it was all donated by the Amish group. A local contractor spoke about the project, saying, “They erected everything from the outside in, framed out the walls, framed out the roof, ran the electric.”
It’s quite impressive, seeing as they traveled so far and were only there for a day or so!
Watch the horse and buggy pull the car out of the flood in the video below.
