Kentucky Flood Victims Rebuild Again
The Cockerhams of Beattyville, Kentucky have lost everything again. Their home has been destroyed by flooding twice in 17 months.
In the heart of Appalachia, Earl Cockerham 81, and his wife Jennifer Cockerham, 62, live on Social Security, on the land once owned by Earl’s grandparents.
The North Fork of the Kentucky River flooded their home in February 2021, and, daughter Allie Marshall told The Epoch Times it happened again in July when historic flooding hit eastern Kentucky.
To date, a total of 1,873 homes have been declared majorly damaged or destroyed, a representative from Kentucky Emergency Management told The Epoch Times in an email….