I grew up there. I went through three incredible floods before I joined the military and got out. Now I see friends houses that are ruined and they will clean it out and start over, just like a couple of years ago. Yes much of the flood damage is self inflicted because they will not move out of the flood plain. I wish I knew why.
On the other hand there are so many other outside forces arrayed against them. I had a good friend drink himself to death by 40 and he’d never left the small town of Martin. I’ve lost many others to various drugs, oxy, meth. Then the economic situation is the worst with the entire region being economically depressed for decades. They don’t stand a chance.
That’s a shame.
It is such a beautiful state.
We need aid for Kentucky, not the Ukraine.
Charity begins at home.