Thursday May 5, 2011 - 3:10 p.m. (New photos added every few minutes)

Governor Shumlin is currently in the air on an Vermont National Guard helicopter surveying flood damage around Lake Champlain.

Major General Michael Dubie and Alexandra MacLean, the Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs, are with the governor.

These are some of the photos from their ride.

A house along Route 2 is submerged in flood waters.

More flooded property along Route 2. The cars are backed up as AOT crews work to shore up the causeway that connects Milton to the Champlain Islands.

Governor Shumlin surveys the damage.

Homes in Isle La Motte are flooded and several roadways are closed.

Major General Michael Dubie and Governor Shumlin talk on the helicopter.

Flooded homes in Franklin County.