A man who died as a result of a drowning accident in his home is Vermont's first death related to recent storms and historic flooding, the state's emergency management agency said.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, center, addresses reporters flanked by Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, left, and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in Berlin, Vt. Following a storm that dumped nearly two months of rain in two days, Vermonters are cleaning up from the deluge of water.
The flooding has been blamed for one death — a man who drowned in his home in Barre, a city of about 8,500 people in central Vermont. Stephen Davoll, 63, died Wednesday, said Vermont Emergency Management spokesman Mark Bosma, who urged Vermonters to continue to take extra care as they return to their homes and repair damage.
President Joe Biden on Friday approved Scott’s request for a major disaster declaration to provide federal support for recovering communities. It’s expected to “destroy a large share of our produce and livestock feed,” the state's agriculture secretary, Anson Tebbetts, said a news conference. “In our hilly state, some of our most fertile farmland lies in the river valleys, and countless fields of corn, hay, vegetables, fruit, and pasture were swamped and buried.”Meanwhile, Scott and other officials talked about the many Vermonters who have been volunteering to help flood-affected areas.
On Friday, it was serving as a distribution point for clean water, as damage to a water main had left the town in need. And officials were still trying to reach people who might need help. “What we are doing does not even begin to capture all of the volunteers being organized through local organizations, towns, and informal networks, and we encourage those local efforts as they often can address critical needs more quickly,” he said.
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