![Colorado Flood Evacuees Return Under Clear Skies To Find More Heartbreak](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2013/05/Flooding-Pic-Abbeville.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Colorado Flood Evacuees Return Under Clear Skies To Find More Heartbreak
HYGIENE, Colo. (AP) — The rains have finally stopped in Colorado.
The clearing skies and receding waters allowed crews to intensify their search efforts Monday and assess the damage. Twenty-one helicopters fanned out over the mountainsides and the plains to drop supplies and airlift those who needed help.
State officials say the disaster has killed as many as eight people.
Hundreds remain unaccounted for, but that number has been decreasing. The state's count dropped yesterday from more than 1,200 to about half that. Officials hoped the number of missing will continue declining as rescuers locate more people and those cut off from phone or Internet communications finally get in touch with families.
The improved weather has allowed some flood evacuees to return home. Many are finding their houses destroyed and are coming to the realization that rebuilding will take months.
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![South Louisiana Communities Flooding as Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Screen-Shot-2024-07-08-at-12.22.35-PM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Flooding in Texas as Tropical Storm Alberto Approaches Landfall](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/06/attachment-Screen-Shot-2024-06-19-at-10.07.44-AM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Several St. Martin Parish Roads Remain Closed + Sandbag Locations](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/06/attachment-Henderson-Underpass-at-I-10.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
![Brazen Louisiana Thieves Take Tide Pod Crime to the Next Level](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/03/attachment-Untitled-design-14.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Buc-ee’s Will Open Several Locations This Year – Is Louisiana Getting Another?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/11/attachment-5-Best-Locations-for-a-Buc-ees-in-Acadiana.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Russia Threatens U.S. Targets With Nukes, and 1 of Them Could Be in Louisiana](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2016/10/GettyImages-615648564.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![FTC Sues to Block Grocery Store Merger That Could Have HUGE Impact on Louisiana, Texas](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2017/12/GettyImages-695339134.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![VIDEO: Louisiana Drenched by Flooding Rains](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/01/attachment-Untitled-design-33.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana Woman Suing to Keep Trump Off March Presidential Ballot](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2020/12/johnson-trump-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)