(ANSA) - JACKSON, AUGUST 01 - The death toll from flooding in eastern Kentucky has risen to 37, while abundant rain continues to hinder recovery operations and threaten further damage.
And there are still very many missing.
Andy Beshear, governor of the south-central state of the United States, tweeted it.
"We end the day with more heartbreaking news from eastern Kentucky. We can confirm that the death toll has now risen to 37, with many more still missing," he tweeted.
A series of new storms are expected for the American night.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for most of eastern Kentucky for this evening and through Tuesday morning, warning that "a series of storms are expected to move over the region tonight."
"Heavy rains are possible which could lead to flash floods along with heavy thunderstorms," the meteorological agency tweeted.
In some areas of eastern Kentucky last week, more than 20 centimeters of rain fell in 24 hours, causing unprecedented flash floods.
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