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April 16, 2007
Word of the day: Diluvial
Definition: Of or belonging to a deluge or flood (Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 1989, available online)
There's no other word for today as Darien residents pump their basements, pick up tree limbs, and repair fences after yesterday's severe Nor'easter.
At the Library, I overheard one woman tell her friend "I've lived here over thirty years and before yesterday I never had water in my basement". One of the Library's Front Desk staff who lives on Mystic Lane said the water pulled up the flagstones in her backyard and created deep ravines in her gravel driveway.
The Town's emergency operations center has been activated.
The Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Guide explains what to do in case of a flood. Visit the Flooding in Darien blog for additional information about flooding.
Click "comment" below to share your flood story.
Posted by EmilyW at April 16, 2007 02:29 PM
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Darien residents have been flooded for the second time in 6 weeks. Pressing on, a second meeting has been scheduled to bring residents together to share what they have learned and to make their voice of concern for public safety heard by the Town of Darien.
The Meeting is set for May 2 at 7pm in the Program Room (downstairs) of the Darien Library.
The room seats 60, RSVP is a must. Call 203-656-1026 or email vwood01@gmail.com.
Visit the Darien Flooding blog to post stories and comments (follow link to POST COMMENTS on the right navigation).
http://darienflooding.wordpress.com
Posted by: darienflooding at April 23, 2007 04:47 PM