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Outside of lyons in that canyon. and we were at our house there. and on the other side of the river where the bridge to get to the actual road and at the point that we realized that the water was rising up the bridge was already covered. so yes, thats where we were. >> how difficult was it for you to get out? >> oh, i dont know if something like "epic" might be a good descriptive word. we had four adults, three children and two dogs. and it was bushwacing up trails and ledges. we only saw one ra...

Stranded by raging flood waters. boulder received a years worth of rain in just days. roads are washed out and entire communities isolated. ten miles away in longmont, the challenge is getting through flood waters. you see it there. watch what firefighters encountered in their truck with water splashing against the trucks windshield. as we said, at least four people killed, 172 people are still unaccounted for, after the unprecedented rainfall. more than 800 people have been rescued national gua...

Through many different communities. i want to show you over here, too. look over here because when you see how this land has been cut off by what used to be a stream, now merging into the river. thats a problem. you know, you cant get into many of these different places like jamestown. its hard to get into lyons. so you know, you see officials using helicopters to get in. theyre dropping, you know, food, water. theyre trying to get people out as best they can. but if you get a sense of how stron...

Days of record breaking rain tore through towns leaving people isolated with no way out. at least four people died as a result of flooding. 172 others are missing. this video gives an idea how challenging the situation is. firefighters in their own vehicle, hit by walls of water there, as they try to drive through a street in longmont. ten miles to the east in lyons, 100 people, including children, have been rescued by air, by the national guard. and with the rescues, some are revealing some ver...

The drainage systems here, and really all of the counties affected. and thats exaggerated the problems for the first responders. the first responders dealing with a lot in the mountainside villas, the hamlets, where we saw 162 people airlifted out of there overnight. we also understand theres ongoing evacuation in lyons. and its only accessible by air, because first responders, they cant get through there. the roads are impassable. thats just some of the problems and some of the issues that the ...

>> reporter: this is in boulder weve seen sunshine this afternoon, bringing a lot of relief to the residents who have now made their way out of some of those trapped areas. in fact, the national guard has been extremely busy today assisting local and state authorities in getting into the areas that were completely cut off 24 hours ago. and weve spoken to those residents, many of them brought here to this church in longmont down from the town of lyons where they were rescued from the national gua...

Now made their way out of some of those trapped areas. in fact, the national guard has been extremely busy today assisting local and state authorities in getting into the areas that were completely cut off 24 hours ago. and weve spoken to those residents, many of them brought here to this church in longmont down from the town of lyons where they were rescued from the national guard. theyre talking about the relief they feel now that they have food, fresh water, electricity, all things they didnt...

Called lyons. more than 800 people, including children, have been rescued, many by air and the national guard. president obama declaring emergency for three counties, allowing fema to launch the largest deployment in colorado history. and this is the view from above in lyons. these pictures taken late yesterday afternoon. an amazing view of devastation. neighborhoods isolated and cut off. streets literally becoming rivers and lakes. and the storm isnt done yet. the massive system is now threaten...

Highway closures continue to mount in the denver metro area as well as parts of northern colorado. lets check back in with joe fryer in boulder, colorado. joe, lets take a look how bad things are again. we have to reiterate thats the boulder creek behind you there. looks like a rushing river. >> that is the boulder creek. this is actually mild compared with what weve been seeing the past couple days. it is and you su here in boulder. that is giving the national guard and rescue crews an opportun...

Developing now. four people died in fierce colorado flooding raging across more than 130 milesment the national guard is helping in isolated communities cut off by the fierce waters, including the town of lyons. >> just scary. you dont think something like that -- you would be in that kind of situation where youre trapped. >> dylan, early good morning to you. how are things looking there? >> good morning, alex. things where i am on the banks of the boulder creek are okay. its not raining right n...