Heavy thunderstorms pounded parts of Appalachia on Sunday and Monday resulting in rivers going out of their banks, mudslides, power outages; roads were closed and multiple people were rescued, reports a media outlet. A state of emergency was declared in Kentucky on Monday after heavy rainfall was witnessed across the states.

“We are acting swiftly to ensure the safety and security of Kentucky families and to get the needed help to our communities,” state Governor Andy Beshear said in a statement. The emergency was imposed in 13 counties and cities, Beshear said, adding that the National Guard was deployed in Kentucky to assist with high water emergency scenarios, reports The Associated Press.

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In Hazelwood, five people, including a 17-month-old and a woman who were stuck in a car, were rescued. Similarly, five people, including an infant, were rescued in Tennessee’s DeKalb County from a partially submerged truck that had slid off a water-covered bridge, media reports say. In Nashville, a child was injured after tripping over a downed power line while playing outside, said officials.

In Kentucky’s Lee County, some homes were evacuated in Beattyville on Monday, as rescuers used county dump trucks to help people leave their homes, said Judge-Executive Chuck Caudill, reports the AP. While in Magoffin County, residents of the Salyersville Nursing and Rehabilitation center were evacuated on Sunday and were taken to a middle school or hospital.

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In West Virginia and eastern Kentucky, severe or moderate flooding was forecast on Monday on several rivers at different locations including the Kentucky River southeast of Lexington, said the National Weather Service.

Some areas in West Virginia, which were ravaged by power outages from ice storms in February, were also hit by floods, as floodwaters inundated roads in more than a dozen counties, said highway officials, reports The AP.

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In Kentucky and West Virginia, some schools were either closed or delayed classes due to flood concerns, while around 13,000 people were without power in the states, a utility tracking service said.