2013 Colorado Floods Aftermath

Flood waters recede from an oil operation by the South Platte River near Milliken, US, after several days of heavy rains. Local officials report that at least two oil tanks damaged by the flood have leaked oil into the river. Torrential rains that lashed the northern Front Range of Colorado delivered six months worth of normal rainfall from September 11 to 15, 2013 causing a record flooding in the area.

Unique identifier: GP04SY8

Type: Image

Shoot date: 19/09/2013

Locations: Colorado, North America, United States of America

Credit line: © Bob Pearson / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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2013 Colorado Floods Aftermath

Documentation of the aftermath of flooding in Colorado, US, between September 11 and 15, 2013. Torrential rains that lashed the northern Front Range of Colorado delivered six months worth of normal rainfall in days, an amount the National Weather Service characterized as of "Biblical proportion." Eight people are known to have died and more than a thousand homes are destroyed.

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