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According to initial estimates, the floods in Vermont have caused extensive damage, affecting over 4,000 homes and hundreds of businesses.

Gov. Phil Scott and other state leaders are holding their latest update on flood recovery efforts from Berlin.

On the night of Douglas Mason's 78th birthday, his house in Barre — and the 42 years of memories within it — came crumbling down....

The once in a century floods which happen every 10-20 years.

Most of the people who live on Billings Farm Road in Ripton have been forced to climb up and down ladders placed into a washed-out culvert just to be able to get off their street.

Vermont had a handful of localized road washouts Sunday, as rivers began to rise, but nothing near the devastation brought upon the state last week, according to Robert Haynes, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Burlington office.

At least six people have died and two children remain missing after slow-moving thunderstorms took aim at the East Coast and unleashed an epic deluge of water across several communities over the weekend. Deadly flash floods swept away dozens of vehicles and hundreds of flights were canceled. Saturday night's deadly flash flooding brought torrential rains to parts of Bucks County outside Philadelphia. (Upper Makefield Police Department) Some of the worst flooding occurred on a localized basi...

It's not just record rains putting people at risk; more than a third of Americans remain under heat advisories.

"Have your bags packed, be prepared to leave in a short notice;" when it comes to Otter Creek floods

Over a dozen homes were impacted as nearly 3.5" fell in the area