Tropical Storm Irene: All Coverage From VPR

Displaced By Irene

Tuesday, 01/31/12 7:50am

Travis and Vera Gervais take a break from cleaning their home in Wardsboro.

Tropical Storm Irene chased 1,400 households out of their homes five months ago. More than half still can't go back. While many in the flood zone have begun to move on, these families can't.

VPR News profiles Vermonters displaced by Irene in this special series.

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After Irene, Londonderry Family Counts Blessings Friday, 02/03/12 7:50am - VPR News Some of the people who were flooded by Tropical Storm Irene have been out their homes for five months now. Some say they're grieving, as if someone close to them has died. One family in Londonderry is also counting its blessings.
Disaster Recovery Group Sets Ambitious Goals Friday, 02/03/12 7:50am - VPR News Going beyond the federal aid available for Irene recovery are the efforts of the Vermont Long-Term Disaster Recovery Group.
Issues Faced By Displaced Vermonters Thursday, 02/02/12 Noon and 7pm - Vermont Edition We learn about the funding available for Hazard Mitigation, the role flood insurance has played post-Irene and hear about the asbestos controversy raging in Canada.
After Narrowly Surviving Irene, Wardsboro Family Waits For Resolution Thursday, 02/02/12 7:50am - VPR News More than half of the people displaced by Irene are still unsettled. Many are waiting on a government buy-back program to help them move forward. And many are still dealing with the trauma of the day that the floods washed over their homes. On the day of the flood a family from Wardsboro thought they might not survive.
Vermont To Help Displaced Vermonters Through CDBG Funds Wednesday, 02/01/12 7:50am - VPR News A lot of Vermonters displaced by Irene are hoping their home will be bought out by the FEMA hazard mitigation program, which pays up to 75 percent of the home's pre-storm fair market value.
Newfane Couple Is Determined To Find A New Home Wednesday, 02/01/12 7:50am - VPR News Five months ago, the floodwaters brought by Irene clawed at the landscape, pulling some homes down river and damaging others. Fourteen-hundred homes were devastated, including one in Newfane whose owners witnessed their entire home wash away.
State Faces Challenges Helping Those Displaced By Irene Tuesday, 01/31/12 7:50am - VPR News VPR's Mitch Wertlieb talks with Vermont's Irene Recovery Officer, Sue Minter about the challenges the state faces in helping the most vulnerable, whose lives were thrown into chaos by Irene.

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