Residents in thirteen Vermont towns are isolated when flood waters from Irene damaged the roads leading to these towns so badly that vehicles can not get in or out.
Vermont Public Radio has been covering these events:
A list of the thirteen towns,
Aug 30 report on efforts to rebuild US Rte 4 into Mendon and Killington VT
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VT DOT efforts to restore communications to the thirteen towns (8/30/11)
This just in, dated today, from VPR:
One isolated VT town to be reached today, Wed.
Reports on Wilmington, VT another town isolated by Irene
National Guard Moving Supplies into Wilmington
CBS News video from helo over Wilmington VT.
The Burlington Free Press (BFP). Links from the Burlington Free Press may only be freely available for seven days, I'm not sure. For an article with a photo gallery in today's BFP today's efforts to reach these isolated communities in VT go here.
CAL FIRE (CDF) S2T Tanker 71 working Sawtooth Complex Fire (2006)
Sawtooth Complex Fire (Sept. 2006), San Bernardino County CA. Photo Credit: U.S. Forest Service
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