Covered Bridges Lost as Irene Brings Major Flood to Vermont

With some of Vermont’s iconic covered bridges washed away, 250 roads closed and a fatality, Governor Peter Shumlin said the damage brought by Hurricane Irene is the worst in 75 years.

“Irene just deluged us with extraordinary rain,” Shumlin said on the Weather Channel today. “It’s the worst flooding we’ve seen in 75 years, perhaps ever.”