Irene flooding left Vt. home on unexpected island
San Diego Union-Tribune Sunday 22nd January, 2012
In this photo taken Jan. 16, 2012, Kellie Burke of Bethel, Vt., looks out over what was her driveway before Gilhead Brook changed course during Tropical Storm Irene, washing away much of her land and creating an island out of her property. Since the storm, Burke, a 48-year-old high school librarian, and June Tierney, a 47-year-old lawyer who works ...
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