Whitesburg Kentucky: Aftermath of Historic East Kentucky Floods in Letcher County

Thanks for the effort in providing a visual of places I'll probably never visit. In some way, these videos are just as important as some of these small town or county museums because the masses worldwide can view them. Your work is highly important in the preservation of history.

I was in Letcher County the week of this historic flood. We had never had that much water come up from the river so close to our house. It was terrifying. Our family’s been in the county since the late 1700s. We had donated lots of family things to the Appalshop. So heartbreaking how much they lost to the flood, mud, mildew snd mold. LC is beautiful. Thank you for taking the time to drive around and make this video.

Great video. I'm from western Kentucky and we had those tornadoes back on Dec. 10, 2021 that were pretty violent. I know people personally that lost their houses that night. There were crews from areas of east Kentucky that helped with the recovery that were later affected by the flood. West Kentucky crews went over and helped them recover from the flood. Ever heard the saying "From Pikeville to Paducah."? That's how far people in Kentucky will go to help each other. A great place to live.

I live in Premium, Kentucky, not far from Whitesburg, so in other words, Whitesburg is my second home. Seeing the devastation really broke mine and my family's hearts!

The ppl of Kentucky are strong willed and determined. This will not thwart them. My heart goes out to them. God Bless the people who has to deal with this and especially those who've lost loved ones. Your family awaits you someday in heaven. Never stop making these docu-videos...

Love hearing from y'all in the comments!

I remember the morning of the flood we walked in our sunroom open the front door and there was a river running through our front yard and down the highway. I'm 55 year's old lived in whitesburg all my life and I've never seen anything like this before. and pray I never do again.😢

Great video! I have prayed much for these communities. Their ancestors built this country so they are obviously quite capable of rebuilding their lives. God bless Kentucky!

Another great video. It's hard to believe so much devastation still remains for these precious folks. My heart goes out to them. We forget how blessed we are until we see and hear just how other folks suffer. I am so glad these folks are so resilient. Keep the great work/videos coming.

Just visited Whitesburg last weekend. Met a couple who lost everything in the flood. They were so sweet, yet so tough. Everyone was…Can’t wait to make Whitesburg my home in the next year.

Appalachian strong🤎 My prayers go out to the people of this community! They will get through this.

Whitesburg is one of the greatest towns in Kentucky. Used to get there more, now it's like once a year

Thanks for all you do to give us Great video with compassion.💒🇺🇸😇

God Bless ya'll, everyone. I'm an Appalachian mountain girl,have seen more than 1 flood in my neck of the woods.God made us people STRONG,we always with God, make itthrough.

Thank you for your channel. This is one of the most interesting regions in the country but gets such little attention from those who don’t live there.

Love the wooden poles with aerial cables , you don't see them anymore.

As someone who lives here man it’s crazy seeing houses up on hills getting carried like logs in the water, and houses falling like dominos

Great job Josh. Highlighting this story and asking the important question of what, is a good start at recovering from this tragic event..For me, growing up in Mcdowell County I witnesses flooding each spring and thought it was just how it was..Later on in life I now understand that King Coal had a hand in making the spring floods worse. The worst event I remember was Buffalo Creek, an event that caused much turmoil in our home..As it was, my father, a conservation officer, got the call that night. He was one of the first ones to arrive in the dark. As he and others made their way upstream rescuing both the living and injured, it was the stories of the dead, some only infants that lingered. For those people it was much like being in a combat zone...in that case their was an answer to the what.

I love the music in your videos 👍🏼

This is so sad 😞 I hate it for them. Their strength, resilience, and sense of community is incredible though.