Colorado Races To Fix Mountain Roads Before Winter
With snow already dusting Colorado's highest peaks, the state is racing to replace key mountain highways washed away by flooding,
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With snow already dusting Colorado's highest peaks, the state is racing to replace key mountain highways washed away by flooding,
The official in charge of recovery efforts in the aftermath of last week's devastating Colorado floods says his priorities are rebuilding the state equal or better than it was before and operating "with a very heavy sense of urgency."
At its height, the number of people unaccounted for in Colorado flooding topped 1,200 and fears grew that there could be a massive death toll.
Coloradans who ventured back into the flood-ravaged town of Lyons found scenes of stomach-churning destruction, with dozens of homes destroyed, family keepsakes missing, food spoiling and mud everywhere.
In the aftermath of Colorado's historic flooding, several communities are facing serious water issues.
For some Hispanic families who have been affected by Colorado's historic flooding, navigating through the sudden changes they are experiencing has fallen largely on the children.
As inspectors with the state of Colorado and the Environmental Protection Agency begin looking into oil spills that have resulted from the state's historic flooding, some farmers and ranchers are viewing the state's waterways that flows near their land with concern.
The number of people reported missing in Colorado's flooding continues to drop.
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The town of Lyons is just in the beginning phases of restoring some of the essential municipal services.
So far a full assessment of properties hasn't been completed in Coal Creek Canyon because some roads remain inaccessible, but 14 homes are a total loss.
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On Thursday Boulder County's coroner announced that Gerry Boland of Lyons was killed in the flooding.
Gov. John Hickenlooper has some big plans when it comes to helping flood victims in Colorado with recovery and rebuilding.
Both the City and County of Boulder are trying to make it easier on flood victims to rebuild and get their recovery effort underway.
