Colorado Governor Declares Disaster Emergency Over Flooding; State EOC at Level 1
SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO — Flooding continued across southwestern Colorado as the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) raised the State Emergency Operations Center to a Level 1 response, its highest activation level.
Governor Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency at 8:36 p.m. on October 23, covering 11 counties. The Colorado National Guard, the state Search and Rescue Task Force (SRTF) and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) have all been deployed for rescue and road-clearing work.
State officials said agencies are assisting affected counties with search and rescue, road closures and infrastructure repairs, and damage assessments are ongoing.
Source: GSM·America
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：科罗拉多州杜兰戈附近的阿尼马斯河。摄影：Mike McBey，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: the Animas River near Durango, Colorado, by Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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