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Long days grind on search teams in flood-ravaged Appalachia

Members of the Tennessee Task Force One rescue team take out a boat to conduct search and rescue in Carr Creek Lake on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, near Hazard, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) A human remains K9 dog named Crush, looks out of the front of a boat in a water search in Carr Creek Lake on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, near Hazard, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) A human remains detection K9 dog named Crush, enjoys a little bit of cooling water in the heat before a water search with Jackie Johnson in Carr Creek Lake on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, near Hazard, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Members of the Tennessee Task Force One rescue team deliver water and goods to flood victims on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in Hazard, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) K. Scott Dean, center, the assistant chief, of the Miami fire and rescue department speaks to the rescue teams at Knott County Sportsplex on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in Leburn, Ky., after massive flooding. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Danny Laferty smokes a cigarette next to a pile of damaged debris from his home on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Hindman, Ky., as he cleans up debris from massive flooding. The grim task of cleaning up from the flooding continued, but rising heat and humidity prompted officials to open cooling centers Tuesday as forecasters warned of the risk of heat-related illnesses and some residents remained without power.(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) A human remains detection K9 dog named Crush, looks out of the front of a boat in a water search with Jackie Johnson in Carr Creek Lake on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, near Hazard, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Foot prints are seen in the mug leading to a home on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in Hindman, Ky., after massive flooding. Temperatures are soaring in a region of eastern Kentucky where people are shoveling out the wreckage of massive flooding.(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) A damaged car sits in the water on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in Hindman, Ky., after massive flooding carried the car to the water. Temperatures are soaring in a region of eastern Kentucky where people are shoveling out the wreckage of massive flooding. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) A supply truck drives into heavy fog on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, near Hindman, Ky., after massive flooding. Temperatures are soaring in a region of eastern Kentucky where people are shoveling out the wreckage of massive flooding. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) A fire truck is seen hangin over the edge of the water propped against a bridge on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in Hindman, Ky., after massive flooding carried the fire truck towards the water. Temperatures are soaring in a region of eastern Kentucky where people are shoveling out the wreckage of massive flooding. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Mud covers the floor of the front office at the MCHC Isom Medical Clinic in Isom, Ky., on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Flooding devastated many counties in Eastern Kentucky last week. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP) Debris and mud surround the entrance to Robinson Elementary School near Ary in Perry County, Ky., on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Floodwaters devastated many communities in Eastern Kentucky the week before. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP) Kirsten Gomez, right, cries to her family member Kathy Hall, left, after what she calls a quiet moment to reflect on what her family has gone through in the aftermath of massive flooding, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Hindman, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Kirsten Gomez, left, lays her head on her mom, Sandy Laferty's shoulder as they talk about the damage flooding has done to their homes and lives, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Hindman, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) A car is filled with dry mud in the aftermath of massive flooding, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Hindman, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Kathy Hall throws out a water logged mattress on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Hindman, Ky., in the aftermath of massive flooding. The grim task of cleaning up from the flooding continued, but rising heat and humidity prompted officials to open cooling centers Tuesday as forecasters warned of the risk of heat-related illnesses and some residents remained without power.(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Carolyn Sparkman throws out damaged belongings on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Hindman, Ky., in the aftermath of massive flooding. The grim task of cleaning up from the flooding continued, but rising heat and humidity prompted officials to open cooling centers Tuesday as forecasters warned of the risk of heat-related illnesses and some residents remained without power.(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Paul Sparkman, left, and Danny Laferty, stand next to damaged debris on Laferty's front porch on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Hindman, Ky., as they clean up debris from massive flooding. The grim task of cleaning up from the flooding continued, but rising heat and humidity prompted officials to open cooling centers Tuesday as forecasters warned of the risk of heat-related illnesses and some residents remained without power.(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)