Richmond community reflects on July flood one year later [Video]

WE’RE JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY NOW. FROM THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF DEVASTATING FLOODS THAT HIT OUR REGION. AT THE SAME TIME — THEY HIGHIGHTED THE STRENGTH AND COMPASSION… SO MANY NEIGHBORS IN VERMONT SHARE WITH EACH OTHER. NBC5’S ANNA GUBER IS LIVE FROM RICHMOND NOW. WHERE THEY’VE SEEN EXACTLY THAT ANNA. NEIGHBORS HERE TELL ME IT WAS TERRIFYING WATCHING THE WATER LEVEL RISE ALONG THE WINOOSKI RIVER. ONE FAMILY HAD LITERALLY JUST MOVED INTO THEIR HOME BEFORE IT FLOODED. BUT THEY TELL ME IT WAS THE SUPPORT FROM THEIR NEIGHBORS… THAT GOT THEM THROUGH IT. 08;39;39;00 <ALLISON PALMER, RICHMOND RESIDENT, :04 “WE WERE HERE UNTIL LIKE 2 A.M. THE NIGHT OF THE FLOOD WE EVACUATED.”> JULY 20-23 WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN EXCITING NEW BEGINNING FOR ALLISON PALMER AND HER FAMILY. THEY HAD JUST MOVED INTO THEIR HOME IN RICHMOND VERMONT. AND SHE WAS JUST DAYS AWAY FROM …