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Related: About this forumUnder water: Read VTDigger's full coverage of Vermont's latest flooding disaster
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https://vtdigger.org/2024/07/11/under-water-read-vtdiggers-full-coverage-of-vermonts-latest-flooding-disaster/
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https://vtdigger.org/2024/07/11/photos-vermont-responds-to-effects-of-overnight-flooding/
Under water: Read VTDiggers full coverage of Vermonts latest flooding disaster
Reporters fanned out across the state Thursday to capture stories of damage and recovery.
By VTD Staff July 11, 2024, 9:56 pm
The remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl battered central and northern Vermont with rain late Wednesday through early Thursday killing at least two people, leading to more than 100 rescues, flooding homes and damaging infrastructure.
Throughout the day Thursday, VTDigger reporters crisscrossed the region to cover the storms impact on Vermonters. They traveled to many of the hardest-hit towns and cities, including Barre, Plainfield, Lyndon, Moretown, Barnet, Williamstown and Hinesburg. Here are their stories:
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Reporters fanned out across the state Thursday to capture stories of damage and recovery.
By VTD Staff July 11, 2024, 9:56 pm
The remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl battered central and northern Vermont with rain late Wednesday through early Thursday killing at least two people, leading to more than 100 rescues, flooding homes and damaging infrastructure.
Throughout the day Thursday, VTDigger reporters crisscrossed the region to cover the storms impact on Vermonters. They traveled to many of the hardest-hit towns and cities, including Barre, Plainfield, Lyndon, Moretown, Barnet, Williamstown and Hinesburg. Here are their stories:
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PHOTOS: Vermont responds to effects of overnight flooding
Our reporters and photographers were around the state from Barre and Plainfield to Barnet and Hardwick to capture the scenes.
By VTD Editor
July 11, 2024, 6:46 pm
After Vermont was hit with as much as 7 inches of rain during Wednesdays storm, Vermonters were out Thursday assessing damage, digging out and cleaning up. Our reporters and photographers were around the state from Barre and Plainfield to Barnet and Hardwick to capture the scenes.
Click on any of the smaller photos below to enlarge. Submit your own photos and videos. And dont forget to follow our latest coverage for live updates.
The remains of an apartment building that collapsed into the Winooski River during flooding overnight is seen in Plainfield on Thursday, July 11, 2024. An adjacent bridge was also washed away. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
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Our reporters and photographers were around the state from Barre and Plainfield to Barnet and Hardwick to capture the scenes.
By VTD Editor
July 11, 2024, 6:46 pm
After Vermont was hit with as much as 7 inches of rain during Wednesdays storm, Vermonters were out Thursday assessing damage, digging out and cleaning up. Our reporters and photographers were around the state from Barre and Plainfield to Barnet and Hardwick to capture the scenes.
Click on any of the smaller photos below to enlarge. Submit your own photos and videos. And dont forget to follow our latest coverage for live updates.
The remains of an apartment building that collapsed into the Winooski River during flooding overnight is seen in Plainfield on Thursday, July 11, 2024. An adjacent bridge was also washed away. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
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Under water: Read VTDigger's full coverage of Vermont's latest flooding disaster (Original Post)
sl8
Jul 2024
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EYESORE 9001
(27,514 posts)1. Le sigh...
Ive been in many of those cities, and its heartbreaking to witness such destruction. Unfortunately, the best course of action may be relocation to higher ground. Climate change will only exacerbate torrential downpours and atmospheric rivers, and Im none too enamored of dams on streams.
democrank
(11,250 posts)2. Such devastation all around me.....
One thing I know for sure, we will help one another
.as usual. Sending strength to all my fellow Vermonters out there. Well get through this.
Thank you for posting this, sl8. I appreciate it.