Overnight every single road in Vermont except Rts. 89,91 were closed

because of flooding


http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php


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Overnight every single road in Vermont -- except interstate highways Routes 89 and 91 -- was closed at one one point due to flooding, Robert Stirewalt, a spokesman for the Vermont Emergency Management Agency said on Monday. "Things are bad throughout the state and we are just starting the recovery process in the light of day," he said. "It is too early to say what the damage will be as we assess it and we hope it won't be more extensive than last night indicated." On Sunday and overnight nine Red Cross shelters and 27 community shelters opened their doors to aid the state's roughly 625,000 citizens, officials said. Known for its many rivers and creeks, Vermont had swift water rescue teams ready to move and every single emergency worker in the small state was called up to help, officials said. But even some of the helpers encountered terrifying conditions and had to turn back on some occasions, officials said. The state Emergency Management Office in
Waterbury was forced out to evacuate its building overnight and move in with a the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a nearby building.
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what a costly mess this is going to be - wishing them well

age of 69 I don't remember a hurricane hitting this far up. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention.

And though they weren't as bad, we had terrible floods in late May of this year too.

my brother and his wife took their kids up to VT to escape from their low lying home in Jersey (across from a river). Now they are stuck up there and can't get home at all. It seems like more is problematic up there than down in Jersey.

Luckily there are all safe staying at a friend's condo on Stratton Mt. But, they're stuck for the time being.