It’s now been one month since raging Tropical Storm Irene floodwater decimated their house at the edge of Rochester village, and Jon
Graham and Beth Frock think their story illustrates the challenges faced by people
in the flood zone.
A number of Vermont communities were cut off from the rest of the state in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene. At this point, all have been reconnected to the outside world to varying degrees. VPR’s Steve Zind has this look at how one of those towns dealt with the challenge of going it alone in the immediate aftermath of the flooding.
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