Colorado town still digging out from 'biblical' destruction as
new flooding looms
This image shows the destruction following a wall of rain water that washed out entire homes and
roads in the tiny village of Glen Haven, Colo., during the statewide flooding...
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Colorado town still digging out from 'biblical' destruction as
new flooding looms
This image shows the destruction following a wall of rain water that washed out entire homes and
roads in the tiny village of Glen Haven, Colo., during the statewide flooding in September that killed
eight people.
A Colorado village that has faced an unusually long road to recovery from last September's
catastrophic flooding is scrambling to complete the job before the spring melt can undo its hardfought progress.
Glen Haven - unlike other areas of Colorado affected by the deadly floods in September - is a private,
"unincorporated" town of about 400 people, without a homeowner's association, that can only
receive limited public assistance from the steps to starting a business county and none from the
federal government when it comes to repairing its infrastructure following a natural disaster.
When a deluge of rain struck the tiny, 100-year-old community, turning streams into raging rivers
that washed awa
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