Vermont Flood. Help Restore an 87-Year-Old's Flooded Home

Hello.

I am starting this GoFundMe for my 87 year old mother. Wednesday July 10th the State of Vermont was hit by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. Parts of Vermont received a massive amount of rain in a very short time. Because of Vermont's mountainous terrain, heavy rain will run off very rapidly into the river valleys and can cause significant life altering flash flooding.

In the early morning of Thursday July 11th my mother had a life altering flood of her property and home. The flood happened around 1:30 am Thursday and receded around 6am.. Parts of the home had over 3 feet of muddy stinky water inside. All of her home was affected by this flood. The homes heating system was flooded as the water came in through the duct work. All of the floors were under that muddy stinky water. All flooring/carpets need to be replaced. We are worried about mold throughout the home.

There has been minor flooding in the past "maybe a few inches of water across the drive way. But never anything that had caused any damage. This was over 4 feet of rapid moving water, laden with trees and other flood debris. The home was flooded , the Garage had close to 4 feet of water come through it as did some storage sheds. Numerous items were destroyed by the flood inside and outside of the home.

The insulation on the bottom of the mobile home needs to be taken out , the duct work needs to be cleaned somehow , or replaced. We think that the homes heating system and water heater need to be replaced.. All flooring/rugs need to be removed so that the sub floors can dry out , along with the walls. The homes skirting that closed in the bottom all needs to be replaced. There is a huge amount of debris clean up outside. There is tons and tons of mud that needs to be removed from the property. There are numerous trees that washed on to the property that need to be cut up and removed.

We are looking at tens of thousands of dollars to try to repair and clean up. Because this property has never experienced this kind of flooding there was not any flood insurance. The only insurance that will help is the Automobile Insurance that will cover the totaled car.

I have never asked for help before, GoFundMe suggested that I put $12,000.00 as a goal so that is what I did. I greatly appreciate any help, thank you.