Well, Montpelier does desperately need its plumbing updated, but this was a state wide occurrence. We've had nearly a month of straight rain, then Sunday night into Monday night SUPER heavy downpours. The ground is so saturated and the waterways/rivers/dams so full, there was no place else for water to go.
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fibojoly@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 3y
First I hear of flooding in Montpellier... And I live like an hour drive from it. What's that? USA?
Oh right...
TokenBoomer@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Is that the capital?
failuer@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y
It is. Located in the north central-ish of the state.
OctarineYoda@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y
That’s amazing - and just from severe rain, not even a tropical storm or nor’easter
tallwookie@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
insufficient storm drains and/or chronic hydrology mismanagement?
ComfortablyGlum@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y
Well, Montpelier does desperately need its plumbing updated, but this was a state wide occurrence. We've had nearly a month of straight rain, then Sunday night into Monday night SUPER heavy downpours. The ground is so saturated and the waterways/rivers/dams so full, there was no place else for water to go.