More than 500 missing in Colorado floods: Death toll rises to five as more rain threatens further destruction over 4,500 square miles
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER and RYAN GORMAN
Colorado residents are bracing themselves for further flooding and devastation, with more storms due to hit on Sunday.
More than 500 people are missing and at least four people have died,
with another victim believed to be dead, after flash floods.
Many residents are still stranded in their homes as rescue workers try
to reach them. Boulder county officials fear rescue attempts will be
hampered by the extra 4in of rain due on Sunday.
Wrecked: Only the roof of a Jamestown house remains after flash floods ripped through the town
Cut off: A farm house is completely surrounded by rising water
Evacuation: Residents have been told if they don't leave they risk being cut off for two weeks
Authorities who still haven't reached all the stranded victims of floods
in northeastern Colorado are bracing for a new round of storms on
Sunday.
Already it is estimated that it will cost $150 million to repair more
than 100 miles of road and at least 20 bridges that have been washed
away.
County transportation director George Gerstle told CNN the repair bill is likely to be 10 to 15 the annual budget.
A sheriff's office spokesman said hundreds of people were unaccounted
for, but added that some residents may have reached safety but not been
able to contact relatives to tell them.
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