Wyoming Guard Activated To Support Flooding In Colorado
Five Wyoming National Guard helicopters have been activated to help with the flood response in Colorado.
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Five Wyoming National Guard helicopters have been activated to help with the flood response in Colorado.
American Red Cross workers in North Texas are en route to Colorado to help with the massive relief effort in a state beset by deadly flooding that's displaced thousands of people.
Ranchers in Weld County dealing with the floodwaters were able to save dozens of horses and cattle over the weekend.
Colorado emergency management officials have released an initial estimate that says the ongoing flooding has damaged or destroyed nearly 19,000 homes.
The search for people stranded from the Rocky Mountain foothills to the plains of northeastern Colorado grew more difficult Sunday, with a new wave of rain threatening to hamper airlifts from the flooded areas still out of reach.
Emergency officials say about 1,000 people in Larimer County are still awaiting rescue.
The cars that normally clog Main Street in Lyons on the way to Rocky Mountain National Park have been replaced by military supply trucks.
Three top officials from the Vermont Agency of Transportation are heading west to help guide Colorado's road and bridge repair in the wake of last week's deadly and destructive flooding.
Five people have been wounded in a shootout at a Colorado Springs bar.
As people came down from the flooded foothills of the Colorado Rockies, they brought tales of dramatic rescues, heartbreaking loss and neighbors coming together to protect their families and homes. Here are a few of their stories:
Colorado's widespread flooding has led to hundreds of missing person reports, but officials say many of those people are calling in safe as phone service is slowly being restored and victims call the Red Cross to strike their names off the list.
Rescuers in Lyons are holding their breath because the only bridge into the town to rescue stranded flood victims is beginning to crumble.
A Larimer County official says an 80-year-old woman is missing and presumed dead after her home was washed away by the Big Thompson River.
Officials with the Department of Transportation on Sunday announced that they have opened an emergency road route out of Estes Park for emergency purposes, local residents or for tourists who need to leave.
The couple that died in flooding in Boulder have been identified.
