1 dead, 3 missing in Colo. due to heavy flooding

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UPDATED 1:52 PM PT – Friday, July 23, 2021

At least one person has died and many others have been missing after flash floods swept across Colorado. On Thursday, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said search efforts have continued for three people who remained missing in the Poudre Canyon area, which is about 110 miles north of Denver.

This comes after authorities announced they had found the body of a missing woman on Wednesday, whose identity has not been disclosed. Reports mentioned at least five houses and a small bridge were destroyed in six mudslides as result of the flooding.

“This big 8 to 10 foot tall mass rolling towards the river, a lot of sludge, a lot of huge boulders, logs,” one resident explained. “When that hit the cabins, the three cabins right along here, that didn’t even slow it down. It just pushed them in the river.”

Emergency crews will be conducting search operations in the canyon again today to locate three missing adults. Hwy 14 is open for general traffic, but the river and most camp grounds along it are closed. Work crews will be clearing debris and repairing inf https://t.co/0IM5se1VmC

— Larimer Sheriff (@LarimerSheriff) July 22, 2021

Authorities expect heavy rains to continue throughout next week and are warnings residents to stay inside and off the roads.

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