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Recent storms disrupted water service in Leitchfield after flooding washed out a water main. (Getty Images)
After Gov. Andy Beshear initially reported a Leitchfield hospital needed to relocate its patients after recent Kentucky storms caused a water main to wash out in a flash flood, the administration says that wasn’t necessary.?
Around 7,000 people use the same water main in Leitchfield, Beshear said, including two assisted living facilities and two nursing homes.??Leitchfield is along the Western Kentucky Parkway and about a two-hour drive from Frankfort.?
“The Department for Public Health was making preparations in case it became necessary to relocate patients from health care facilities, but that assistance was not needed,” the administration said Thursday afternoon. “The water main is being assessed to determine next steps.”
No one died and no injuries were reported during the recent storms, Beshear said in his weekly press conference. Seven counties got more than three inches of rain — Grayson, Logan, Marshall, Simpson, Todd, Trigg and Union. Daviess, Grayson and Powell Counties suffered damage. Local first responders did water rescues in three counties — Marion, Logan and Simpson.?
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Sarah Ladd
Sarah Ladd is a Louisville-based journalist from West Kentucky who's covered everything from crime to higher education. She spent nearly two years on the metro breaking news desk at The Courier Journal. In 2020, she started reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and has covered health ever since. As the Kentucky Lantern's health reporter, she focuses on mental health, LGBTQ+ issues, children's welfare, COVID-19 and more.
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