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US prepares for deadly floods with many National Weather Service offices understaffed

a truck next to a person with a shovel on the side of a road
A state road crew clears drains on Friday in Paducah, Kentucky. Photograph: Michael Swensen/Getty Images

Donald Trump on Friday approved an emergency declaration for Kentucky as the central US braces for what experts in the region have warned could be a “generational” flooding event, as severe spring storms that have killed at least seven continue to wreak havoc.

Millions are affected across a swath of the US stretching from Texas to Ohio, and the powerful storm system that has raged for two days is expected to stall over the country’s midsection, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, fueling further deluges and possible tornadoes in areas already drenched from thunderstorms bringing heavy rains.

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