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Vermont Sends Aid to Flooded Areas

Massachusetts and Rhode Island are reaching out to other states for help after declaring a state of emergency. The Vermont Office of Emergency Management has already sent two people to assist in Massachusetts, and the Red Cross is sending additional people to Rhode Island.

C-E-O of the Vermont American Red Cross, Rob Levine was deployed to Rhode Island Wednesday to help.

"There is significant flooding and damage and the water continues to rise," Levine said.

Levine will help provide food, water, and shelter to people who either lost their homes in the flooding or were forced to evacuate.

"Basic necessities that we take for granted become very important in moments of crisis," Levine said.

The Vermont Office of Emergency Management sent people to Massachusetts, where flooding has damaged homes, and shut down several major roadways.

"They're worried about dams breaching, levies breaching, some of the rivers have had historical record events," Director of Emergency Management Barbara Farr said.  

Levine says he doesn't know how long he will be in Rhode Island. He plans to stay as long as it takes to get things under control.

"The sun's going to come out, it's going to be 70 on Sunday, and everybody's going to forget about the flood, except for all those neighborhoods that have been destroyed.  And their cleanup is going to last for a long time," Levine said.

Both The American Red Cross and Emergency Management have more people on standby if flooding gets worse and more assistance is needed.

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