Officials urge residents in northern Knott County to move to higher ground immediately after torrential rain triggers dangerous flash flooding A Flash Flood Emergency was issued for parts of northern Knott County, Kentucky, late Thursday. Heavy rainfall triggered life-threatening flooding in multiple communities, including Mousie, Vest, Handshoe and Bolyn.(Representational) (Unsplash)According to weather broadcaster Ryan Hall, law enforcement had already reported flooding on the ground after 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell across parts of Knott County. Forecasters have warned that more rainfall is expected overnight. Hall has urged residents not to drive through flooded roads. “Please don't drive through flooded roads tonight, it's too dark to judge how deep that water really is,” he wrote in a Facebook post.Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times. She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues.
Shirin has worked on a wide range of fast-moving and developing stories locally when she was at NCC editing accessible reports for the audience.
