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Long Road Ahead For Colorado Flood Victims
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Many people in Colorado will remember 2013 as the year when mother nature struck with a vengeance. Wildfires, drought and floods plagued the state. But September’s deluge was catastrophic — climatologists called it a 500 year event. Water swept away highways, homes and killed nine people.
From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Lesley McClurg of Colorado Public Radio checked in with flood victims who are trying to get back on their feet.
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- Lesley McClurg, reporter and producer of Colorado Public Radio's daily interview program Colorado Matters. She tweets @lesleywmcclurg.
This segment aired on December 20, 2013.