Hurricane Irene, while leaving less damage than expected, still left its mark in Vermont.
The biggest inconvenience LSC students put up with the was a lack of internet connection for three days. The rest of the state wasn’t so lucky.
IT headquarters in Waterbury, VT was completely flooded, according to an e-mail sent out by Chancellor Donovan. The entire basement was flooded along with four feet of water on the first floor. This flooding caused the power to fail, and the backup generators didn’t work because they were under five feet of water.
However, IT was quick to react as they managed to save the hardware up on the second floor and get it out unharmed allowing for a speedy recovery of web services through the Vermont state colleges.
In Waterbury, the reports range from washed away roads, destroyed bridges, and basements turned into swimming pools.
There is one shimmer of hope after the destruction of the hurricane; people have been lining up to help.
Today Jonathan Davis, along with any LSC volunteers will be sorting a clothing donation from Carhartt. This donation is 18,000 pieces of new clothing, approximately 13 tons of clothing, according to Jonathan Davis.
If students would like to know about how they can help out start with e-mailing Jon Davis at Jonathan.Davis@lsc.vsc.edu