milion of dollars worth of damage has been caused by a storm which (sweep) across north of the town last summer. the river broke its banks after heavy rain. many people(rescue) from the fliids by firefighters, who (recieve)hundreds of calls for help. wind speeds(reach) many miles an hour in some places. roads(blocks) by fallen trees, and electricity lines were brought down, leaving thousands of homes without electricity. 'everything possible is being done to get things back to normal,' a spokes man said.