Ohioans help recovery efforts after Kentucky flooding

The number of people killed by

flooding

in eastern Kentucky rises to 25 tonight. Gov. Andy Beshear says the dead are believed to include four children, not six as previously reported. It is unclear at this time how many people remain missing tonight. Dozens of Ohio first responders are gone. to

kentucky

to join the search and rescue effort thank you for joining us on nbc 4 at 11 i'm jamie ostroff in place of audrey hassan tonight a doctor from ohio state's wexner medical center will be on the front lines of this major natural disaster to In the coming weeks, NBC 4's Anna Hoffman spoke with that doctor and shows us the long road to

recovery

ahead of us.

The doctor. Daniel Bachman says he has

help

ed with a variety of disasters like building collapses and hurricanes, but he says these floods in eastern Kentucky have some of the most significant destruction Dr. Bachman has ever seen. Daniel Bachman spends every day preparing for disasters, but he says that no matter how much you plan, you never really know what you're getting into, everyone is a little unique and you know, I mean, I think this one is unique because there are places that don't are relatively affected and then there are places that, as you know, are pretty much no longer on the front lines of the deadly

flooding

in Eastern Kentucky.

Bachmann and his Ohio work team are

help

ing evacuate people trapped inside their homes you know, we have used boats to reach some people, we have also moved on foot and in vehicles, he says it is not easy to navigate the flood waters blocked by downed power lines and debris, but once you get to someone's house, you know there is a lot of relief, but you know it's also emotional and in a difficult way because many of these people have lost most or all the things you know they have built. up and they own it, you know, step away from that and leave it behind and try to figure out what they're going to do next, it's really hard.

Bachmann describes this community as resilient and says the battle only goes uphill from here, this community. He's going to be recovering for a long period of time. Bachmann tells me that he will stay in Kentucky for as long as necessary. He encourages everyone who was able to donate to a trusted charity to help with local

recovery

efforts

for you in Columbus. I'm Anna Hoffman NBC 4.