UPDATE:

Following is a weekly wrap-up of disaster assistance : Oct 7, 2011

6,242 registrations have been received.
2,900 Vermonters have been approved for housing assistance,
1,248 Vermonters have been approved for temporary rental assistance.
4,190 property inspections to document damage have been completed.

FEMA’s registration number is: 800-621-FEMA (3362). If you have a speech disability or hearing loss and use a TTY, call 800-462-7585 directly; if you use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 800-621-3362. Online registration is available at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or at FEMA’s mobile website, m.fema.gov for Smartphone or tablet users. Online registration allows you to check the progress of your application online.

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350 schools closed; 2,000 roads closed; 250 bridges destroyed; 30 towns isolated; 9 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. Lake Champlain rose 2.5 feet. It is now only 1.5 ft from being back to flood level. Last spring it was 3.5 ft above flood level for over two months. Mud is for sale cheap!!

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Vermont Flood Damage after Irene - Photos by Caleb Kenna

VPR News: The Art Of Photographing Disaster

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During the flooding caused by Hurricane Irene, many Vermonters found time to take pictures of the devastation. Pictures of washed out roads, collapsed homes and standing water in streets were as common as the flood waters were devastating.

Caleb Kenna is a professional photographer from Brandon. He took to the streets of his hometown to capture the scenes of the flooding. He spoke with VPR’s Peter Biello about what it takes to capture the scenes of devastation in a photo that tells a story.

For more from Caleb Kenna, please visit www.calebkenna.com
Vermont Flood Damage after Irene - Photos by Caleb Kenna