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| Thousands warned to evacuate amid Colorado floods | Thousands warned to evacuate amid Colorado floods |
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| Thousands of people have been warned to evacuate the Boulder area of Colorado and a mountain hamlet as flooding swells creeks to dangerous levels. | Thousands of people have been warned to evacuate the Boulder area of Colorado and a mountain hamlet as flooding swells creeks to dangerous levels. |
| Storm rains have killed three people in the state and caused severe damage to property. | Storm rains have killed three people in the state and caused severe damage to property. |
| Water levels in the Boulder Canyon are reportedly rising rapidly because of debris and mud blocking its mouth. | Water levels in the Boulder Canyon are reportedly rising rapidly because of debris and mud blocking its mouth. |
| Flooding has closed roads, hampering rescue crews trying to reach stranded communities downstream. | Flooding has closed roads, hampering rescue crews trying to reach stranded communities downstream. |
| President Barack Obama signed an emergency order on Thursday night approving federal disaster aid for Boulder County. | President Barack Obama signed an emergency order on Thursday night approving federal disaster aid for Boulder County. |
| Some 4,000 people living along Boulder Creek were sent notices to move to higher ground late on Thursday, reported Boulder's Daily Camera newspaper. | Some 4,000 people living along Boulder Creek were sent notices to move to higher ground late on Thursday, reported Boulder's Daily Camera newspaper. |
| Another 500 inhabitants of Eldorado Springs were urged to leave due to a threat from South Boulder Creek, an official told the Associated Press early Friday. | |
| Low-lying areas beyond the Rocky Mountains are also at risk, with up to 3,000 people previously ordered to leave the Commerce City district of Denver. | Low-lying areas beyond the Rocky Mountains are also at risk, with up to 3,000 people previously ordered to leave the Commerce City district of Denver. |
| Governor John Hickenlooper told local radio there had been "a staggering amount" of rainfall. | Governor John Hickenlooper told local radio there had been "a staggering amount" of rainfall. |
| "Given the drought situation we've had, it was almost a year's worth of rain," he said on the KBCO radio station. | "Given the drought situation we've had, it was almost a year's worth of rain," he said on the KBCO radio station. |
| The rain is forecast to continue until midday on Friday (18:00 GMT). | The rain is forecast to continue until midday on Friday (18:00 GMT). |
| 'Water everywhere' | 'Water everywhere' |
| Emergency officials have reported three deaths: one in Colorado Springs; one when a structure collapsed in Jamestown; and another in Boulder. Several more people are missing, say local reports. | Emergency officials have reported three deaths: one in Colorado Springs; one when a structure collapsed in Jamestown; and another in Boulder. Several more people are missing, say local reports. |
| "There is water everywhere," Andrew Barth, emergency management spokesman in Boulder County, told Reuters news agency. | "There is water everywhere," Andrew Barth, emergency management spokesman in Boulder County, told Reuters news agency. |
| "We've had several structural collapses. There's mud and muck and debris everywhere. Cars are stranded all over the place." | "We've had several structural collapses. There's mud and muck and debris everywhere. Cars are stranded all over the place." |
| National Guard troops have reportedly been dispatched to Lyons, north of Boulder, cut off and said to be without fresh water, power or phone lines. | National Guard troops have reportedly been dispatched to Lyons, north of Boulder, cut off and said to be without fresh water, power or phone lines. |
| Part of the problem is that US Highway 36 has been washed out by floodwater. | Part of the problem is that US Highway 36 has been washed out by floodwater. |
| A 20ft (6m) wall of water was reported in Left Hand Canyon, north of Boulder, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Bob Kleyla. | A 20ft (6m) wall of water was reported in Left Hand Canyon, north of Boulder, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Bob Kleyla. |
| Two areas south-east of the town of Estes Park have been ordered to evacuate after an earth dam gave way in the area. | Two areas south-east of the town of Estes Park have been ordered to evacuate after an earth dam gave way in the area. |
| Classes at the University of Colorado, Boulder, were cancelled until Friday at least, while schools in the area are also closed. | Classes at the University of Colorado, Boulder, were cancelled until Friday at least, while schools in the area are also closed. |
| Standing water on a road caused some traffic delays into Denver International Airport, but not to flights. | Standing water on a road caused some traffic delays into Denver International Airport, but not to flights. |
| Officials told NBC that water reached as high as first-floor windows in some parts of Boulder, while cars were seen floating in the streets. | Officials told NBC that water reached as high as first-floor windows in some parts of Boulder, while cars were seen floating in the streets. |
| The prolonged rain has been blamed on a low-pressure system stationed over Nevada, which is drawing moist air out of Mexico into the Rockies' foothills. | |
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