This is life-changing : Parts of Eastern Kentucky reeling after high water Sarah Ladd, Louisville Courier Journal
JACKSON, Ky. Baby strollers floating in a front yard. Family photos, caked with mud, on a warped living room floor. Cars submerged and precious keepsakes lost.
This is the reality facing many in Eastern Kentucky, whose homes were ravaged by historic floods this week.
In the Breathitt County city of Jackson, state officials issued evacuation orders Tuesday evening for those living near the Panbowl Lake dam, but by Wednesday, the high water throughout the area had begun to recede, leaving a mess in its wake.