Vermont flooded after Irene’s torrential rains

Monday, August 29th, 2011 Auto Catastrophe Property

Vermont residents battled epic flooding on Monday after the remnants of Hurricane Irene set off the state’s worst flooding in nearly 40 years, washing out roads and knocking out power. At least one person was killed after being swept into a swollen river in the mountainous, land-locked New England state, which rarely sees tropical storms. Homes and businesses were flooded after 7 inches of rain from Irene, which had been reduced to a tropical storm by the time it reached Vermont on Sunday. Floodwaters gushed through downtown Brattleboro, an artsy community of 12,000 along the Connecticut River.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/29/us-storm-irene-vermont-idUSTRE77S1ZM20110829?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

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