Beshear declares state of emergency as heavy rains pound parts of eastern Kentucky

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Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Water rescues continued overnight and into Thursday morning. In eastern Kentucky's hard-hit Perry County, the emergency management director calls it a “catastrophic” event. EMS director Jerry Stacy says it's the worst flooding he's seen. The city of Hazard, Kentucky is urging people to “pray for a break in the rain.”