Heavy rain has led to widespread flooding in eastern Kentucky, and Gov. Andy Beshear said the flooding in his state is "certainly the deadliest" he's seen in his lifetime.
At least 37 people are dead, and rescue workers continue to search for those who are missing. Hundreds of people have lost everything they have.
The flooding — which swelled onto roads, destroyed bridges and swept away entire homes — displaced thousands of Kentuckians, according to the governor. It also knocked out vital power, water and roadway infrastructure, some of which has yet to be restored.

Members of a search-and-rescue team wade through the debris-filled Troublesome Creek after a search dog detected the scent of a potential victim in Perry County, Kentucky, on Sunday.
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Command Sgt. Maj. Tim Lewis of the Kentucky National Guard secures Candace Spencer and her son Wyatt after being airlifted from South Fork, Kentucky, on Saturday.
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Karen Daugherty holds her head in her hands during a service at the Gospel Light Church in Hazard, Kentucky. Daugherty is staying with her family in the church, which has been set up as a shelter.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to the media Sunday in Whitesburg, Kentucky. Behind him are Whitesburg Mayor Tiffany Craft, left, and state Rep. Angie Hatton.
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Crew members work to restore power lines near Hindman on Saturday.
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A member of the Kentucky National Guard looks for flood victims near a creek in Fisty, Kentucky, on Saturday.
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Flood damage is visible as the Kentucky National Guard flies over Buckhorn, Kentucky, on Saturday.
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Terry Hatworth tries to wash mud off Earl Wallen's porch in Garrett, Kentucky, on Friday. The tiny town was without clean water.
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A Perry County school bus sits in floodwaters in Ned, Kentucky, on Friday.
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Kermit Clemons helps his ex-wife, Lana Clemons, retrieve family items in Hazard, Kentucky, on Thursday.
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Homes are submerged in floodwaters in Jackson, Kentucky, on Thursday.
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James Jacobs signals to a National Guard helicopter flying overhead in Garrett on Thursday.
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Kermit Clemons gathers personal items and medicine from the home of his former mother-in-law on Thursday. Flooding swept the trailer home off its foundation and carried it about 250 feet from its original location.
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Pastor Pete Youmans consoles a tearful Debby Miniard as her father, Charles Blankenship, stands near where his garage used to be in Perry County. Blankenship lost everything, including his trailer home.
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Members of the Jackson Fire Department prepare for search-and-rescue operations in downtown Jackson on Thursday.
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Robert Hollan, Kimberly DiVietri and their dog, Rascal, wait in a shelter inside the Hazard Community College Lee's College campus on Thursday.
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A car is submerged in floodwaters along Right Beaver Creek in Garrett.
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Lexington firefighters' swift-water rescue teams work in Lost Creek, Kentucky, on Friday.
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Tonya Smith reaches for food from her mother, Ollie Jean Johnson, to give to Smith's father, Paul Johnson, as they hang over a flooded Grapevine Creek in Perry County on Thursday. Smith's trailer was washed away; her father was staying the night in his home without power.
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Homes and structures are flooded near Quicksand, Kentucky, on Thursday.
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