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Two men dig out an SUV stuck in the mud along Hudson Avenue after remnants of Hurricane Beryl caused flooding and destruction, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Plainfield.
Charles Krupa / Associated Press
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Rick Gordon, of Plainfield, looks at what remains of Mill Street and an apartment building after remnants of Hurricane Beryl caused flooding and destruction, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Plainfield.
Charles Krupa / Associated Press
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Walker Blackwell, right, cleans up the damage to his home after remnants of Hurricane Beryl caused flooding and destruction, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Plainfield.
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A loader dumps dirt along a washed out portion of Mill Street after remnants of Hurricane Beryl caused flooding and destruction, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Plainfield.
Charles Krupa / Associated Press
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A resident, with muddy feet, stands in his damaged home following flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Plainfield.
Dmitry Belyakov / Associated Press
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Waters from a swollen Lamoille River were creeping onto Route 15 in Cambridge near the Gates Farm covered bridge around 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2024.
Abagael Giles / 开云体育
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Two kayakers head into the flooded farm fields in Burlington to survey the damage on the evening of Thursday, July 11.
Lexi Krupp / 开云体育
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Floodwaters pool outside Mountain View Auto Sales and Service in Lyndonville around 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2024.
Kyle Ambusk / 开云体育
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Jody Tanner, of the Vermont Transportation Agency, talks with co-workers at a high water point of the Lamoille River along Route 15 after remnants of Hurricane Beryl caused flooding, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Cambridge. At rear is the Gates Farm Covered Bridge.
Charles Krupa / Associated Press
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The Winooski River at Essex Junction Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 4:05 p.m.
Sophie Stephens / 开云体育
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A road crew assesses a washout on a bridge crossing the Dowsville Brook on Route 100B in Moretown around 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2024.
Kyle Ambusk / 开云体育
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Alex Peterson crosses a stream near Texas Hill Road in Hinesburg where culvert and driveway used to be around 11 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2024.
Leanne Klyza Linck / 开云体育
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Library St. in Johnson at 11:32 a.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Waters are slowly creeping up the rear library parking lot from the Lamoille River.
Joey Palumbo / 开云体育
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For a third time in a year, the Winooski River jumped its banks and has flooded the Volunteers Green in Richmond, as seen here from Bridge Street on Thursday morning.
Elodie Reed / 开云体育
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A washed out road in Plainfield Thursday morning, July 11, 2024.
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Greensboro Bend Thursday morning, July 11, 2024 around 9:30 a.m.
Heather Batalion / Courtesy
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Route 100 in Waterbury, just past the roundabout, is covered in flood water on July 11, 2024 around 8:30 a.m.
Liam Elder-Connors / 开云体育
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Water covers Route 12 between Worcester and Montpelier on Thursday morning, July 11, 2024.
Peter Hirschfeld / 开云体育
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Intersection of Dewy Hill Road and Wood Road in Stowe on July 11, 2024.
John Connors / Courtesy
Key resources:
- For road closure information, visit or .
- For mental health support, call 9-8-8.
- You can sign up for alerts from the state at .
- The latest are provided by the National Water Prediction Service.
- Find flood safety information in multiple languages at
- Find information at
- Find flood-prone areas near you with the .
- To find more resources and services, and to report flood damage, call Vermont 2-1-1 or visit .
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