Here are a few photos from an afternoon spent on Day 6 of cleanup in Wilmington, VT. There was an outpouring of volunteers from the Stratton Mountain School community-- over 80 parents, students and staff members came out to help. The damage in Wilmington was extensive. The entire downtown areas were severely flooded, and the force of the water is hard to believe.
Which way is up? Shovelling debris and sludge from the basement of a bar on Main Street
The red line demarcates the flood line
Our crew of workers from school, plus Senator Bernie Sanders, who was visiting and checking out the damage
It is hard to convey how much damage had been done in this community-- it's truly a disaster zone. The disparity between having been so lucky on the flank of Green Peak and the damage done in Wilmington and Jamaica makes those towns feels strangely distant. In case you have not already checked out the outpouring of response from Vermonters helping out their neighbors, browse around this website to see what's been going on: www.vtresponse.wordpress.comDonations for the town of Jamaica can be directed toward: www.strattonfoundation.org
Donations to the town of Wilmington can be directed toward a number of allocated funds-- see their website at: www.wilmingtonvermont.us
My heart goes out to these, and so many other small communities and individual families in Vermont who were hit by this storm.
Oh, Mego! What a great thing for you to do. now I get it why you were in Wilmington. Thank you so much for posting this and the links.
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