EKY Flooding death toll reaches 35

The death toll from devastating flooding in eastern Kentucky has reached 35 and that number is expected to grow.

Governor Andy Beshear says officials are aware of additional deaths that are being confirmed.

Seven of the deaths are in Breathitt County, two are in Clay, 16 in Knott County, two in Letcher and three in Perry.

Some of the people reported as missing may be located as cell phone service is being restored in the affected area.

Like in western Kentucky after the December tornadoes, state parks are being used as shelters for folks displaced by the flooding.

About $1.5 million has now been raised through the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund.

The governor has ordered flags at all state office buildings to half-staff for the next week in honor of those lost to the flooding.