floods in Colorado killing eight people

floods in Colorado

floods in Colorado killing eight people .

Search and rescue team consisting of National Guard soldiers deployed cedar throughout the flood affected areas in Colorado on Monday ( 16/9 ) , semetara heavy rain during the weekend killed eight people and destroying 1,600 homes .

Most efforts focused on settlement evacuation secluded in the foothills and canyons in the Central - Northern Colorado - where as many as 1,000 people were evacuated since last week stranded due to flooded roads and bridges , while the disrupted communication channel , emergency officials said the state's .

The whole area has been flooded with more than 17 counties in Colorado in areas that are usually semi- arid with an area almost equal to the Delaware .

Morning drizzle and fog have hampered emergency operations through the air on Monday morning . But the air began to clear in the afternoon , allowing National Guard helicopter back on the air to help the team in the field find trapped flood victims and bring them to safety .

In Boulder County alone , as many as 1,500 people have been evacuated to emergency shelters until Sunday night ( 15/9 ) and 160 more on Monday , she said Emergency Management spokesman Liz Dinaghey the district , as reported by Reuters on Tuesday .

Many people were transported by military vehicles . Many of the people who were evacuated by air to be brought by helicopter dangling by one - by- one from the roof of the house and upstairs Balko their homes , he said .

When asked how many more people are still trapped , he said , " We do not know what we are facing up to us to save them . " In Larimer County - adjacent - the officials put the number of refugees reached as many as 1,000 people .

Nearly 600 people were still unaccounted for in Larimer County and Bourder County . Many people believed still trapped in remote areas which were cut off by a pool of water and did not have a telephone , cell phone or Internet service , officials said .

A total of 1,500 houses have been destroyed and 4,500 damaged homes in Larimer County alone , she said Emergency Management spokesman Jennifer Hillmann .

Townspeople Weary , Colorado part started to return home after flooding inundated them . However, the only remaining debris vehicle destroyed by the flood .

While rescue teams use this moment to find victims who have not been evacuated or otherwise missing . The mortality rate is still too confusing.

State of emergency staff reported seven people were killed last Monday . But local officials said four people were killed , and two women were lost with the greatest likelihood of death .

Then officers found a body in Lake Colorado , but the investigating team have not been sure what the death toll from floods .

Number of missing persons was reduced to 600 people . Whereas previous day toll reached 1,200 people missing .

This figure has increased dramatically since the rescue team managed to find a lot of people and a telephone connection has also been improved .

Gov. John Hickenlooper said four to five days ago , most of the missing victims lost landlines and cell phone signals . He also hoped the rest of the missing survived and are in good health .