FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the number of deaths related to widespread flash flooding across has risen once again, even as he says many more remain unaccounted for.

The death toll is now up to 30, broken down across the following counties:

• 16 in Knott County, including four children from one family
• 7 in Breathitt County
• 3 in Perry County
• 2 in Letcher County
• 2 in Clay County

That number is expected to increase, as Beshear said there are still “hundreds of people who are not accounted for — minimum.” However, Beshear said the state is not able to say how many people are missing.

“There are a lot of reasons why it is nearly impossible,” Beshear said. “I want to make sure we’re not giving out false hope or faulty information.”