I returned to Waterbury last week to talk to more people and photograph the aftermath of Vermont’s flood damage. The stories and people I came across were both heartbreaking and inspiring.
Update: Found a Seven Days piece detailing flood impact on mobile home parks across the state.
Rescued photos out to dry on Teresa's lawn in Whalley Park, a mobile home neighborhood in Waterbury, Vermont, decimated by tropical storm Irene. Teresa plans to try to save her home, which she has spent several years renovating.
Naomi peeks at a photo behind a photo as she helps her Aunt Teresa clean up her home in Whalley Park, a mobile home neighborhood in Waterbury, Vermont, badly damaged by tropical storm Irene.
Zana holds up a strip of film rescued from her sister Teresa's water-damaged home in Whalley Park, a mobile home neighborhood in Waterbury, Vermont, flooded by tropical storm Irene. "This is an important photo," she said, setting it aside.
The wall of Teresa's living room in Whalley Park, a mobile home neighborhood in Waterbury, Vermont, decimated by tropical storm Irene. Teresa plans to try to save her home, which she has spent several years renovating.
A cracked watermelon on the floor of Teresa's kitchen in Whalley Park, a mobile home neighborhood in Waterbury, Vermont, that was badly damaged by tropical storm Irene.
Teresa, left, and her daughter Lisa cry after finding a box of David's belongings. David, Lisa's father, passed away in 1993. Relatives said they had to stop Teresa from going into the basement and getting the box several times during the flooding. They spent three days digging through mud and collapsed foundation in their basement to find it. Teresa lives in Whalley Park, a mobile home in Waterbury, Vermont, decimated by tropical storm Irene.
Teresa, right, passes Zana a box containing a ring that belonged to her late husband David for cleaning. David passed away in 1993. Teresa lives in Whalley Park, a mobile home in Waterbury, Vermont, that suffered flood damage from tropical storm Irene.
A cross, untouched by flooding, in Luke's home in Whalley Park, a mobile home neighborhood in Waterbury, Vermont, decimated by tropical storm Irene.
Photos and albums are laid out to dry in Luke's home in Whalley Park, a mobile home neighborhood in Waterbury, Vermont, badly damaged by tropical storm Irene.
A staircase on the lawn outside Luke's home in Whalley Park, a mobile home neighborhood in Waterbury, Vermont, damaged by tropical storm Irene. A great deal of homeowners found their front steps in strange places after the water subsided.
Residents and volunteers push a ruined car off to the side in Whalley Park, a mobile home neighborhood in Waterbury, Vermont, decimated by tropical storm Irene.
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