4 dead amid flooding caused by heavy rains, Kentucky governor says — AP Afghanistan

Drivers maneuver their vehicles through high water flooding West Parrish Avenue after a heavy rainfall, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP) FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Four people have died due to flooding from thunderstorms in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday, and he declared a state of emergency with additional rainfall expected. Flash flood warnings were in effect Saturday for parts of Kentucky and Indiana amid heavy rainfall, according to the National Weather Service. The agency late Saturday afternoon said between 4 and 10 inches of rain had already fallen in some parts of southwestern Indiana, with more possible. Beshear’s office said up to 7 inches of rain were expected in parts of his state through the late evening. He said on social media that three people had died in Madison County and one in Jackson County due to flooding. Two of the flood victims, a man and a woman, were found dead inside their house after floodwaters inundated a section of the city of Richmond, Kentucky, and trapped residents inside their homes, according to the Madison County coroner’s office. Another victim was extracted from a vehicle trapped in floodwaters on Tates Creek Road near Lexington, the coroner’s office said. Carlos Coyle, the deputy Madison County coroner, said search and rescue teams were going…