Stay updated with breaking news from In longmont. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
With more on this part of the story. tell us what you re learning, ana. well, wolf, these images came from the company called digital globe, based in longmont, colorado, about 30 to 40 miles north of denver. it s a satellite imagery company. what s interesting about this is we have confirmed that it was their images they ve been providing to officials that ultimately are at the center of this latest discovery and these developments that seem to be possibly very promising. and they issued this statement to us confirming that they were informed by an australian government official that it was our imagery they say that prime minister abbott referred to in his recent comments. we do not have any additional information. but goes onto say we will continue to cooperate with authorities to provide any and all information at our disposal to assist the search. now, this company has been involved with the search effort really from the very beginning. remember, we talked about the crowdsourcing ....
Best thing. paragliding? okay. meanwhile, state health officials are now offering free and discounted tetanus shots for rescuers and flood victims. they suggest anybody who s been exposed to the floodwaters needs to get a booster shot. we have the latest now live in longmont, colorado. i m actually in an area that is not an a flood plain so the folks in this neighborhood don t have flood insurance. but take a look at what happened here. there s the front door. the folks who live in this home have been here for 20 years and just below the foundation was washed out underneath last week when the floodwaters came through this entire area. and you see that boat back there? that actually was right over here, in this area, and it was pushed back there along with two vehicles at the same time. when all of this was covered about water and destroyed this entire area. now, take a look over in this area right here where the cleanup is taking place through this entire region. most of the streets ....
That s just west of where i m standing here in longmont. as you mentioned a substantial situation for first responders trying to access the mountain side hamlets. roads are impassible for the first responders so they had to take out 152 people by air. we understand there are ongoing evacuations in lions, another mountainside hamlet that s been made nice in the past couple of days from being completely cut off from the rest of the world. the national guard had to burrow their way through here. here in longmont. 7,000 people evacuated. homes completely demolished and destroyed. 2,000 people still without power. the national weather service tells us there scy flood warning in effect for where i m standing. just off to the side of me here is the stant brain river. ....
Had to use heavy equipment to barrel their way through there, ongoing evacuations in jamestown, 162 evacuated there overnight. ongoing evacuations in lyons where more than 2,000 people were without power and water for a couple of days there. and they were just completely caught off from the rest of the world. i just got off the phone with larimer county excuse me. larimer county, the sheriff s department there. and they said for them it was a quiet night. they do have a republic they have access to this morning, they say. they re going to go to try to get to the stranded and affected area. although they say they ve not identified any missing people or fatalities, they do expect that to change as they get into these areas that have been hard to reach over the last couple of days. victor, christi? yeah, with the roads and bridges washed out, it s really tough for the authorities and resources to get to the people. nick valencia in longmont for us. thank you. in about an hour, we re ....
In from the town of glen haven. you can see from that video, see how the rushing waters have laid waste to the town. that town s about 45 miles north of boulder. that gives you some idea of the scope of the disaster. just how much of an area it s affected there. meanwhile, in boulder, the floodwaters are actually starting to recede a bit, at least enough to clean up some of the mess that s been left behind. right now, officials in boulder county are saying that there are around 170 people unaccounted for. we want to note here, though, that does not mean necessarily that they are missing. they may just be out of communication. jeffrey saturn is the police commander in nearby longmont, colorado. commander, good to see you, sir. i want to start with that number there. is the thinking at this point that the 170, the lion s share of those folks you guys just ....