Several cities and towns across the state were flooded earlier this week when rivers and streams quickly rose during heavy rain.
Officials said this was the Vermonters spent much of Wednesday starting the recovery process by removing mud and debris left by water that entered buildings.
Crews in Montpelier, the state’s capital, spent much of the day clearing the streets of mud that had collected when they were briefly turned into rivers. A small tractor clears water from a business as flood waters block a street, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in Barre, Vt.A driver stops on a mud-covered bridge while deciding whether to drive through flood waters of the Winooski River, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in Montpelier, Vt.
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