WASHINGTON (WCAX) – As people begin to tally up the damage from this latest round of flooding, officials say there have been 105 residential damage reports and six business damage reports to Vermont 211.
If you haven’t reported your damage, state leaders say you should so Vermont can be considered for more federal aid.
Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Sanders says his office is working with FEMA to get as much assistance as possible to Vermont communities hit by flooding.
He says climate change is making these weather events more devastating and more frequent.
To my fellow Vermonters, on the devastating floods that have hit our communities this week, this month, and last year: pic.twitter.com/ejXgLZG5tE
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) July 31, 2024
“I wish from the bottom of my heart that I could tell you that this type of extreme weather is not going to happen again. But I can’t. It could happen tomorrow, next month, or five years from now. That is a somber reality we’ve got to address,” said Sanders, I-Vermont.