Officials sign disaster declaration due to flooding in southwest Colorado

Name: Officials sign disaster declaration due to flooding in southwest Colorado
Uploaded: 2025-10-11T18:38:00-0600
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Description: Heavy rainfall across southwest Colorado has caused rockslides and flooding that prompted evacuations Saturday. Due to the intense flooding, local officials have issued a disaster declaration in La Plata County. Areas of the San Juan River north of Pagosa Springs are also flooded, as well as the South Fork of the Rio Grande.

Heavy rainfall across southwest Colorado has caused rockslides and flooding that prompted evacuations Saturday. Due to the intense flooding, local officials have issued a disaster declaration in La Plata County. Areas of the San Juan River north of Pagosa Springs are also flooded, as well as the South Fork of the Rio Grande.