Hurricane Irene's death toll climbs to 38; Vermont towns battle floods

Source: Pressdemocrat

MONTPELIER, Vt. — The full measure of Hurricane Irene's fury came into focus Monday as the death toll jumped to 38, New England towns battled epic floods and millions faced the dispiriting prospect of several days without electricity.


From North Carolina to Maine, communities cleaned up and took stock of the uneven and hard-to-predict costs of a storm that spared the nation's biggest city a nightmare scenario, only to deliver a historic wallop to towns well inland.

In New York City, where people had braced for a disaster-movie scene of water swirling around skyscrapers, the subways and buses were up and running again in time for the Monday morning commute. And to the surprise of many New Yorkers, things went pretty smoothly.

But in New England, landlocked Vermont contended with what its governor called the worst flooding in a century. Streams also raged out of control in upstate New York.

Read more: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110829/WIRE/110829501/1350?Title=Hurricane-Irene-s-death-toll-climbs-to-38-Vermont-towns-battle-floods

---

Remember people there are DU'ers in that mess.

Oh and sorry for more press hype (tm)

That it was just liberal press hype.

K&R!

I want to thank you for keeping us updated on the effects on Irene. I want to commend you for standing your ground about the seriousness of Irene when so many people on DU was saying it was hype.