welcome back. rescuers in colorado are still working to help hundreds of people stranded in communities cut off by the devastating flooding there. the national guard says the air rescues currently happening in colorado may be the largest evacuations in the country since hurricane katrina. there s one bit of good news. the number of people unaccounted for continues to drop, and most of the people on that list are probably alive but just have no way to get in touch with authorities. the death toll was also revised downward to six. however, as kim law reports now, the damage is epic. reporter: just days ago, this was a desirable place to live, a small creek lined with homes and walkways now a raging waterway. just listen to whistle signals. i ll tell you. i m going to watch the river and make sure nothing comes down at us. this is actually not the river, either.
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of the people on that list are probably alive but just have no way to get in touch with authorities. the death toll was also revised downward to six. however, as kim law reports now, the damage is epic. reporter: just days ago, this was a desirable place to live, a small creek lined with homes and walkways now a raging waterway. just listen to whistle signals. i ll tell you. i m going to watch the river and make sure nothing comes down at us. this is actually not the river, either. this is the street. reporter: door by door, fema task force teams look for those who rode out the storm in this flooded canyon neighborhood and warn them that it s not safe to be here. house is complete vacant. can do. next building recon. reporter: it s been days of dramatic rescues through these treacherous mountain canyons, hundreds plucked out of desperate conditions here by the national guard.
scooter and your claim isn t approved, the scooter store will give you your power chair or scooter free. that s our guarantee. they were so helpful and nice. they filed all the paperwork, and medicare and my insurance covered the cost. we can work directly with medicare or with your insurance company. we can even help with financing. if there s a way, we ll find it! so don t wait any longer, call the scooter store today. okay. keeping our focus on success in school. perhaps we can learn a little something from japan where a former business leader has been tapped to run a junior high scho school. cnn s kim law reports.