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Kentucky flood survivors bury dead as new storms threaten

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Angel Campbell, 37, reacts as she drives by her grandmother's, Nellie Mae Howard, 82, "Mammaw" house for the first time on Thursday, Aug. 4, in Chavies, Ky. Howard died in massive flooding. Her home was swept away.
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Angel Campbell, 37, reacts as she stands near her grandmother's, Nellie Mae Howard, 82, "Mammaw" house for the first time on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Chavies, Ky. Howard died in massive flooding. Her home was swept away.
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The remains of where Nellie Mae Howard's, 82, "Mammaw" house use to be on Thursday, Aug. 4, in Chavies, Ky.
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Angel Campbell, 37, visits her grandmother's, Nellie Mae Howard, 82, "Mammaw" grave on Thursday, Aug. 4, in Chavies, Ky. Howard died in massive flooding.
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Angel Campbell, 37, visits her grandmother's, Nellie Mae Howard, 82, "Mammaw" grave on Thursday, Aug. 4, in Chavies, Ky.
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Angel Campbell, 37, left, embraces her mother Patricia Collins, 58, right, on Thursday, Aug. 4, in Chavies, Ky. Collins was badly injured in massive flooding. Campbell says they lost her grandmother in the same house as Collins. Campbell says that her mother and grandmother were both standing on a table as the water swept them both away. Collins survived with injuries while her mother Nellie Mae Howard, died in the flood.
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Angel Campbell, 37, left, embraces her mother Patricia Collins, 58, right, on Thursday, Aug. 4, in Chavies, Ky.
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Homes lean against each other after massive flooding swept them away on Thursday, Aug. 4, in Chavies, Ky. The black car and couch is where Patricia Collins, 58, was pinned as water rushed around her. Her daughter Angel Campbell, says the tail light was flashing and the reason for her mothers rescue.
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Debris gathers atop a slide in a children's play area after massive flooding on Friday, Aug. 5, near Haddix, Ky.
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Debris gathers atop playground equipment after massive flooding on Friday, Aug. 5, near Haddix, Ky.
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Piles of debris and mud covering a road are seen after massive flooding on Friday, Aug. 5, in Lost Creek, Ky.
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River mud covers sports trophies after massive flooding on Friday, Aug. 5, in Lost Creek, Ky.
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A trailer home was swept away by massive flooding on Friday, Aug. 5, near Lost Creek, Ky.
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A creek flows as fog moves over the hills on Friday, Aug. 5, near Haddix, Ky.
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Piles of debris sit near a church after massive flooding on Friday, Aug. 5, in Lost Creek, Ky.
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A vehicle is abandoned and surrounded by mud caused by massive flooding on Friday, Aug. 5, near Haddix, Ky.
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Steps lead to a home that was swept away by massive flooding on Friday, Aug. 5, near Haddix, Ky.
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A holler leads up to the mountain Friday, Aug. 5, near Lost Creek, Ky.

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