From disaster to hope: A Vermont family thankful for community support after flood destroyed home
Vt. PEACHAM. John and Jenny Mackenzie's cars were overturned and driven away by rising flood waters last summer when they evacuated their Vermont home with their daughters, dog, and two guinea pigs.
They had left their 19th-century wood-frame home just minutes before, when Hurricane Beryl's aftermath transformed it into an island engulfed by rushing floodwaters, with trees crashing into it and water pouring into the first floor and basement at breakneck speed.
John Mackenzie described the bizarre scenario on that July 10 night as "almost like a horror movie at that point."
According to Jenny Mackenzie, we lost at least half of our belongings, along with our house, barn, and both of our cars.
The Mackenzies, who are both teachers, and their twin girls have been temporarily residing at a f...