After the Flood: Rebuilding businesses in Montpelier

On July 11, Montpelier residents woke up to find as much as 4 feet of water covering most of the downtown area and several nearby neighborhoods. This short documentary from Vermont Public examines the enormous amount of damage experienced by many in the capital city, including downtown Montpelier businesses Bear Pond Books, Capitol Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, Onion River Outdoors and The Quirky Pet.
"It's really crushing to see the piles of trash outside all the stores, you know?" said Claire Benedict, co-owner of Bear Pond Books. "Realizing as bad as it is here, it's every single store in this town - and it's a lot."
Read more: vermontpublic.org/local-news/2023-08-02/vermont-flooding-montpelier-businesses-recovery-video
Correction: A previous version of this video misstated the date the storm began and total rainfall amounts for Montpelier.

[@impossiblevisits]

An excellent piece of work! Much appreciated!

[@frankbradford9616]

Oh now he can wear a mask?!

[@sitdowndogbreath]

Probably because of the mold that's why he's wearing a mask