Boruch Hashem, the 18 families who were stranded on top of the Killington Ski Resort in Vermont, have been safely evacuated.

Just a few moments ago YWN spoke with a Mr. Klein who was one of the approximately 100 people stuck on top of the mountain. He tells YWN that local emergency personnel allowed the road to be used for a few minutes to bring them off the mountain. He says the vehicles needed to drive very slowly (less than 5 MPH), and Bichasdei Hashem all have made it to safety. The group thanks all those who assisted in helping them.

As YWN had reported on Monday, the group of close to 100 people from New York were visiting the resort, which some Frum people go to in the summer for vacation. The resort is at the top of a mountain, and the massive amount of rain from Hurricane Irene caused severe flooding at the bottom of the mountain. The flooding caused the two roads which lead to and from the mountain to get washed away. They were literally cut off from any assistance whatsoever.

Amongst the acts of Chesed performed for the group, was an airplane packed with food flown by Queens Hatzolah Paramedic, and seasoned pilot Eli Rowe from Sullivan County Airport to Vermont. A chopper than dropped the food on the mountain for them. Chaveirim of Kiyas Yoel, Catskills Hatzolah and Misaskim were all involved in assisting them in various forms.

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