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

[nadinbrzezinski]

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.

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

Incidentally they are also using choppers to airlift dialysis patients...

[MineralMan]

1. Who is Mr. Stelle?

Attend to your earlier thread, please.

[hlthe2b]

2. Stella!!!!!

[SpiralHawk]

3. "Steeley Mike (R), you're a rePIGlicon, Steeley Mike." - Stanley

"...and you and your chickenhawk RePIGlicon Greedhead cronies ain't doing a damn thing to help out the Maple Syrupians. So you can just go pound dryass pancakes up your SuckerPuppet Steeley Keesters."

- Stanley

[Waiting For Everyman]

5. Aw, it's too bad that won't fit on a bumper sticker!

And the pic is perfect. Still laughing, omg!

[SpiralHawk]

6. Steeley Mike & The RepubliCronies are their own bad joke

alas, America must suffer the pUncHliNe.

[Waiting For Everyman]

4. LOL!

:rofl:

[steve2470]

7. oh socialism is sooooo evil !!!!

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[nadinbrzezinski]

8. and... and... and... they are overpaid

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