About 1,000 trapped people in Larimer County were awaiting rescue by helicopter after driving rain and low cloud ceilings grounded all rescue aircraft on Sunday,
Source/Credit: Reuters | USA
By Keith Coffman | September 15, 2013
The death toll from historic flooding in eastern Colorado stands at four and will likely increase, authorities said on Sunday, as rescuers struggled to reach hundreds of people stranded or displaced by fierce floodwaters.
At least four people are confirmed dead after six days of rain that flooded an area nearly the size of Delaware and destroyed 1,500 homes, according to Colorado's Office of Emergency Management officials.
About 1,000 trapped people in Larimer County were awaiting rescue by helicopter after driving rain and low cloud ceilings grounded all rescue aircraft on Sunday, said Shane Del Grosso, commander of the federal Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team.
"It's going to take months or a year to rebuild those roads to their previous standards (in Larimer County)," Del Grosso said.
President Barack Obama declared the area a major disaster over the weekend, freeing up federal funds and resources to aid state and local governments. [ more ... ]
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