FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear updated the state on recovery efforts following a weekend storm that caused flooding across Kentucky.

At the top of the governor’s update, news that the death toll has now reached 11. The death toll includes four people from our immediate region, including three men from Pike County and one man from Floyd County.

The fatalities also include motor vehicle-related deaths of men in Hart and Nelson counties; and floodwater-related deaths of a man in Clay County, a woman and a child in Hart County, a woman in Washington County, and a man in Hardin County.

The governor also said that, as of this morning Kentucky State Police dispatchers have answered more than 6,600 calls for service. KSP personnel continue to assist with water rescues and welfare checks in the affected areas.

The governor took a tour of flood damage and is expected to speak this afternoon at the Pike County Courthouse, sometime between 1 and 2 p.m. Mountain Top News plans to be there and plans to carry it live.