It’s not just the initial damage, it’s the wave, the second wave and the third wave.” “This, we’re getting just as much rain, if not more, and it’s going on for days. It was raining one day - it was a Sunday afternoon - and then I think it was Monday we woke up, the sun was shining, and we went out to look at the damages and we were able to get to work immediately,” Scott said. “What’s different for me is that Irene lasted about 24 hours. And he said the city is urging people to get their cars onto to higher ground now, “just in case we get more water than we think.”Īsked about comparisons to Irene, which devastated vast swaths of the state and claimed seven lives, Scott said this latest storm poses challenges that Irene did not. Montpelier City Manager Bill Fraser said water levels are forecast to be at their highest between midnight and 4 a.m. Vermont Public Flooding on Route 12 in Middlesex on the way into Montpelier on Monday.Ĭity officials in Montpelier are expecting low-lying parts of their downtown to begin flooding Monday evening, and say water levels could continue rising through the night. Weston and South Londonderry, according to Cannon, are “totally inaccessible” due to flooded roads leading in and out of the communities. Officials say the towns of Londonderry, Weston and Ludlow have been hit particularly hard. Two swift water rescue teams from North Carolina arrived in the state Monday morning, and others are expected to come from Massachusetts, Michigan and Connecticut. Mike Cannon, manager of the Vermont Urban Search and Rescue task force, said it quickly became apparent that the 12 swift water rescue teams based in Vermont would not be sufficient for the storm response. “We know that the damage to property and infrastructure is now unavoidable, but we can save lives with simple common sense, and we ask you to exercise that common sense,” Batsie said. And he said officials at Vermont Emergency Management will be focusing primarily on “life safety.” today.ĭeputy Commissioner of Public Safety Dan Batsie said flooding that began late Sunday night could last another 48 hours. This photograph provided by Rick McDonough shows flooding in Londonderry at the intersections of Routes 11 and 100 around 8:30 a.m.
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