Airlifts take food, water to cut-off Vermont towns; Irene death toll at 42

[nadinbrzezinski]

Source: AP

Vermont Emergency Management spokesman Mark Bosma said the helicopters would bring relief to people in towns where roads and bridges were washed out, including Cavendish, Hancock, Pittsfield, Stockbridge, Strafford and Stratton.

Officials also used heavy-duty National Guard vehicles to reach communities where roads may be passable.

In a disaster that caught many communities off guard, Irene dumped up to 11 inches of rain on Vermont over the weekend and turned placid mountain streams into roaring brown torrents that smashed buildings and ripped homes from their foundations. At least three people died in Vermont.

Small towns in upstate New York — especially in the Catskills and the Adirondacks — were also besieged by floodwaters.

Read more: http://www.gateschilipost.com/feature/x1654954953/Airlifts-take-food-water-to-cut-off-Vermont-towns-Irene-death-toll-at-42

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Just an FYI this is far from over... if you want send help to charities, the vermont food bank might be a good one, or the red cross, or whatever strikes your fancy.

They are also airlifting dialysis patients from isolated towns.

[uppityperson]

1. Thank you for the update Nadine.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. You welcome and in the defense of our media

which is a rare thing... to do... they have been on top if this (at least MSNBC and NPR)... interviews with the governor and lt. governor almost every day.

Oh and on a personal note I can breath a little easier... my frenemy was posting this morning... which is a GOOD THING.

[valerief]

3. As George Asshole Wills would say, "Irene was over-hyped."

Why is that man still breathing?

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Sadly on that one... Mr. Will is not alone

I will call it, ironically, the great DU HYPE war of 2011

[valerief]

5. Oops, Will, Will. To late to edit. nt