Governor Tours Southern Colorado Flood Damage

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Gov. John Hickenlooper and other state and city officials toured parts of Southern Colorado on Monday to get an update on damage from this summer’s flash flooding.

The small mountain town of 300 has been cut off because of Boulder County flood. FEMA Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) teams deployed to the state to help in Search and Rescue operations. Steve Zumwalt/FEMA

The tour covered areas hit hardest by the flooding in Colorado Springs and parts of Manitou Springs.

According to KKTV-TV, Hickenlooper and other officials stressed smart flood prevention, including mitigation efforts to try to prevent homes from getting destroyed again by flooding. They also urged people to get flood insurance.