‘We know what it’s like’: How Appalachian towns are learning to help each other after floods

Grist
By Katie MyersFeb 25, 2025, 4:30 am109 pts
When the rivers and creeks running through eastern Kentucky jumped their banks and flooded a wide swath of the region for the second time in as many years, Cara Ellis set to work. One week later, she’s hardly let up. Ellis has spent countless hours helping friends in her hometown of Pikeville evacuate and…

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‘We know what it’s like’: How Appalachian towns are learning to help each other after floods

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