US DISASTER RESPONSE[Barre Vermont Flooding]The last few days in Vermont have been highly rewarding! We’ve put in long days of hard work, and we are usually tired but satisfied by the time we get back to the church house, which doubles as our base.For many of the locals, this is not the first flood in …
US DISASTER RESPONSE[Barre Vermont Flooding]I would say that floods are probably one of the worst types of disasters to clean up. The water rises quickly, destroys or ruins anything in its path and leaves basements, yards and homes filled with mud and debris. As people work through hard-hit areas, there’s a seemingly endless task of …
US Disaster Response[Barre Vermont Flooding]The streets are muddy, the air is filled with the smell of wet things, damp, moldy, slimy and utterly depressing. The streets are lined with the damaged belongings of people who have lost everything. A stray cat walks through the mess, the epitome of the “lostness” that one feels in the …
[Vermont Flooding]Approximately 500 buildings in Montpelier have been damaged, and many of these are small businesses. Fortunately for the people of Montpelier, they have been on the news and there is a fair number of volunteers showing up to help.In Barre, a town situated 20 minutes southeast of Montpelier, there are about 400 buildings that …