Floodwater inundates Colorado

Thousands more were driven from their homes on the plains as debris-filled rivers inundated towns and farms miles from the Rockies.

Flooding on Gold Run Creek north of Boulder, Colo., took out homes and cars.

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Flooding on Gold Run Creek north of Boulder, Colo., took out homes and cars.

Four people have been confirmed dead since the harrowing floods began Wednesday.

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Four people have been confirmed dead since the harrowing floods began Wednesday.

Noe Sura, 7, right, and her brother Eli, 7, played in the mud-clogged ground around their home after days of flooding, on the southern edge of Boulder, Colo., Saturday.

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Noe Sura, 7, right, and her brother Eli, 7, played in the mud-clogged ground around their home after days of flooding.

A road was destroyed on Gold Run Creek.

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A road was destroyed on Gold Run Creek.

Allen Tawa, with his daughter Kayla, 17, walked out of his mud-caked near the southern edge of Boulder, Colo.

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Allen Tawa, with his daughter Kayla, 17, walked out of his mud-caked home near the southern edge of Boulder.

The Colorado National Guards responded to floods in Boulder County, Colo.

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The Colorado National Guard responded to floods in Boulder County.

National Guardsmen were working with local agencies to evacuate people.

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National Guardsmen were working with local agencies to evacuate people.

Colorado National Guardsmen and civilian rescue personnel dropped off evacuated residents from Colorado flood zones at the Boulder Municipal Airport.

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Evacuated residents were dropped off at the Boulder Municipal Airport.

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