Vermont (AP) - seen from a distance, most of the damage during the vermont from tropical storm Irene last year has been fixed, but nearly 16 months after the epic storm flooded state at the end of summer day, many vermont state are still struggling to recover.
Some people to return to their homes, the waters of the flood began to find, mold or storm cause foundation problems, now show their. The other is still trying to find a permanent housing, flood forced them from their homes.
In the broader level, the state of vermont is still work details how to planning, design, construction and pay some of the largest ticket engineering trapped, change state office complex, or create a new state, such as outdated structure Waterbury in Berlin hospital unable to use neville's base, the river overflowed the bank.
Together, these two projects cost could be close to 150 million dollars. National hope, FEMA will pay a big part of cost, but the amount is still a question.
"Irene, to me, is a story of many chapters, said:" SuMingDe law firm, the state's chief of recovery officials, a special place in creating the storm to supervise the country after return. "I learned a lot of things, make an immediate reaction, and began to restore preparation stage, so you always in this mode recovery and preparation of recovery process between countries and understanding, it is a continuous next".
Recently, the minteq law firm office practice and FEMA which affected the owner will be in line with their own homes bought by the federal government - allow the razed to the ground, and the structure of the property owners to complete before flood season value their home. FEMA approved some, but refused to others, even for those approved, no money changed hands.
But FEMA work nine long in different parts of the state recovery organizations set up a series of case manager to help pay for. By the federal emergency management agency figures show, because Irene last August and day playing, it provides more than $1.66 million us dollars, vermont.
Many small towns are still in processing and local infrastructure maintenance, such as damaged roads and Bridges. Jamaica town Chester nearly 130 maintenance projects more than 84, minteq said.
Earlier this year autumn, economic recovery still get 10 to 12 this week, from individual.
"There are a lot of people think they can do this to himself and just finally admitted that they can't, they don't want to constantly seek help, but now they find themselves want to do," she said.
Despite his work will continue for a period of time, mints, says she intends to move back to her in vermont transportation bureau work concerned. She didn't leave schedule. Return to work, and plan in the future flood will continue, but will be transfer to other state organs of trifles.
"This is a very, very touching experience," minteq lawyer said, her work to help lead vermont recovery Irene. "I've been all around the country and devastating because it can be and often is so frustrating I continue to inspire our story, this is encouraging. This is what makes vermont such a wonderful place. I really think that our economic recovery is a unique vermont story has strong communities, and strong partnership and cooperation."



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