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US is fighting back against deadly floods Share using Email Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Image credit Getty Images Montpelier was among several cities in Vermont hit by flooding in July . Research shows better urban planning can help reduce impacts from flooding Credit Getty Images By Lucy Sherriff st August From floodplain restoration to masterplanned communities Vermont and other US states are testing how best to protect people from extreme floods sits propped up outside Tygart Mountain Sports in Ludlow Vermont strapped to the pillar as an invitation for passersby to enter the ski and mountaineering store.
Moments later a security camera shows a wave of dirty brown water flooding through the street crashing up against the kayak. It drags shopping trolleys rubbish bins and other debris along with Mobile App Development Service it turning the quiet street into a rushing river. Alarmingly the residents of Ludlow usually a ski resort town would soon be using kayaks to paddle down roads submerged under .ft .m of water. In early July the state of Vermont was hit by historic flooding which caused at least one death and battered roads bridges and homes.
There were more than in cm of rain in a single day in some areas of the state after storms dumped up to two months of water in a matter of days. The flooding reached such devastating levels that US President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency after the Winooski River burst its banks and the Wrightsville Dam neared capacity which would have caused unprecedented damage if the dam had failed.
Moments later a security camera shows a wave of dirty brown water flooding through the street crashing up against the kayak. It drags shopping trolleys rubbish bins and other debris along with Mobile App Development Service it turning the quiet street into a rushing river. Alarmingly the residents of Ludlow usually a ski resort town would soon be using kayaks to paddle down roads submerged under .ft .m of water. In early July the state of Vermont was hit by historic flooding which caused at least one death and battered roads bridges and homes.
There were more than in cm of rain in a single day in some areas of the state after storms dumped up to two months of water in a matter of days. The flooding reached such devastating levels that US President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency after the Winooski River burst its banks and the Wrightsville Dam neared capacity which would have caused unprecedented damage if the dam had failed.