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" A 32-year old woman is missing, and authorities are clueless as to her whereabouts, even after an intensive search.

Four Disaster Recovery Centers in Kentucky are scheduled to transition or close on Saturday, June 27.

People in Pike County are once again cleaning up after recent floods. The county was declared a state of emergency on Thursday after flash floods hit several communities.

In the Belfry, Ky., area, Pearl Street residents Jack and Anne Booten watched yesterday evening as Pond Creek invaded their tri-level home for the second time in 32 days.

The National Weather Service has extended the flood warning for the southeast Kentucky counties of Pike and Floyd until 10:45 p.m., and continued a flash flood watch for counties in southwest West Virginia.

Some counties are still hovering in a state of emergency, with residents cut off by damaged roads or relying on charity and friends for housing and food, nearly a month after storms, and flooding, one disaster responder said.