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Their Vermont homes were inundated by extreme flooding. A year later, they still struggle to recover
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Their Vermont homes were inundated by extreme flooding. A year later, they still struggle to recover

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A year after catastrophic flooding inundated parts of Vermont, Lisa Edson Neveu and her two teenage sons still live in their flood-wracked home despite unrepaired damage that festers like an open wound: torn-out walls and floors, a missing ceiling in one room and a downstairs bathroom that is no more. What has been traumatic and just beyond …

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Extreme flooding damaged their Vermont homes. A year later, they still struggle to recover.
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Extreme flooding damaged their Vermont homes. A year later, they still struggle to recover.

LA Times  

Lisa Edson Neveu last week in her house in Montpelier, Vt., that was damaged by the 2023 flood. What has been traumatic and just beyond anything I can even explain is how awful the last year has been.” Since last July’s flooding that left the capital city of Montpelier under waist-high water, it’s been “a battle with insurance companies, the …

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2 Vermont communities devastated by summer flooding seek $3.5M to elevate homes for victims
9 months ago

2 Vermont communities devastated by summer flooding seek $3.5M to elevate homes for victims

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Two of the Vermont communities hardest hit by last summer’s catastrophic flooding have requested $3.5 million in state funding to elevate 20 homes in Barre and the capital city of Montpelier for flood victims who still need safe places to live as the state grapples with a housing crisis. One Montpelier woman lives in a flood-damaged 1870s …

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Northeastern US mops up ahead of holidays after deadly storm slams the region, killing at least 5
1 year ago

Northeastern US mops up ahead of holidays after deadly storm slams the region, killing at least 5

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — Just days before the Christmas holiday, people across the northeastern U.S. were mopping up Tuesday after a major storm dumped torrential rains and brought damaging winds from Pennsylvania to Maine, as some rivers in the region rose even higher. “It’s been a good day so far,” she said Tuesday, noting this time she just got a couple …

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Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change
1 year, 4 months ago

Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992. “But I think now we’ve been a little disabused of the notion that Vermont is safe from climate change.” A woman, wearing a protective …

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How the US is fighting back against deadly floods
1 year, 4 months ago

How the US is fighting back against deadly floods

BBC  

How the US is fighting back against deadly floods Getty Images Montpelier was among several cities in Vermont hit by flooding in July 2023. Research shows better urban planning can help reduce impacts from flooding From floodplain restoration to master-planned communities, Vermont and other US states are testing how best to protect people from extreme floods A black and red …

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Vermont starts long road to recovery from historic floods, helped by army of volunteers
1 year, 5 months ago

Vermont starts long road to recovery from historic floods, helped by army of volunteers

Associated Press  

The Marshfield Village Store, which sits at the junction of two country highways in a tiny Vermont town, has become a little bit of everything in recent days as residents struggle to recover from historic floods that battered the state. “We’re about to start putting it out more formally, if there are other folks who haven’t been able to get …

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Snow shovels in hand, volunteers help Vermont communities clear the mud from epic floods
1 year, 5 months ago

Snow shovels in hand, volunteers help Vermont communities clear the mud from epic floods

Associated Press  

ANDOVER, Vt. — Volunteers pulled out their snow shovels Wednesday to clear inches of mud after torrential rain and flooding inundated communities across Vermont, trapping people in homes, closing roadways and littering streets and businesses with debris. Morrison said urban search and swift water rescue teams came to the aid of least 32 people and numerous animals Tuesday night in …

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Nearly 120 people have been rescued as flooding continues in Vermont
1 year, 5 months ago

Nearly 120 people have been rescued as flooding continues in Vermont

NPR  

Nearly 120 people have been rescued as flooding continues in Vermont ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: The streets of Vermont's capital city, Montpelier, are underwater today. Nearly 120 people have been rescued, and it's not over yet. HIRSCHFELD: So state and local officials haven't really begun to assess the damage yet, and that's because the state is still very much in life-saving …

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