evacuated but they are trapped within the lava. they were spotted by helicopters. what they have done is they have used drones to airlift food that they have dropped into this yard, which is completely... the dogs can't escape. they have dropped food parcels down into the area where the dogs are. the dogs ripped the food parcel open, they get food to eat. truth? ripped the food parcel open, they get food to eat.— get food to eat. why didn't they 'ust io get food to eat. why didn't they just go down — get food to eat. why didn't they just go down and _ get food to eat. why didn't they just go down and get _ get food to eat. why didn't they just go down and get the - get food to eat. why didn't they just go down and get the dogs? | just go down and get the dogs? because helicopters can't get to it. they take imagery but they can't resident. they can't get to the dogs to rescue them. i don't know why. maybe they will get to the point where they can get to them, but right now they wanted to stop them starving. so they couldn't get the helicopters in. they took a droning, dropped some food and the dogs ripped open the parcels. they will be ok. it ripped open the parcels. they will be ok. ., , ., ., ., be ok. it was worth waiting for. 25 minute past _
to airlift food and supplies. >> reporter: exactly. there are about a dozen towns in vermont that are essentially cut off. so many places in this state are linked by a seasoningle road or bridge and there are over 250 bridges and roads that have been essentially washed out, severely damaged across the state. this area that i'm in now is about as bad as it gets. this pile of mud has been brought here by a front end loader from the backyards of the homes over there. they don't have it nearly as bad as this particular house here which is as you can see about to fall into this river. the entire first floor of it, the corner of it here was completely ripped away by this water. and when you think about this, this water shouldn't be here. this used be a babbling brook that was over in that direction about 100 yards or so, but the river has literally pushed down in this direction, turned and eroded this part of what used to be a street. so, whether that's going to stay there or not is anybody's guess.
rescues in the county including a police officer going in and getting infant children and elderly woman bound to a wheelchair and a family including pets being pulled from the homes using bets and towns like fairfield could be swamped for weeks and 300,000 homes across the state are still without power. the river here outside of little falls could recede by friday but that is probably optimistic. >>shepard: rick, thank you from new jersey. in vermont, incredible amount of flooding cut off a dozen communities where officials, emergency officials are using helicopters to airlift food and water and other supplies to people stranded in the homes. officials say they are sending the national guard aid flights to the towns you see here. the routes are not passable after dozens upon dozens of roads and bridges were washed out. soldiers in vermont are delivering some of the supplies.