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
them out and getting them disinfected. their memories here all wet. however, part of the problem with the wet memories, they were wet filled with sewage they are asking people to get the free tetanus shots. there is a danger coming into contact with the water and the mud. you have restoration companies pumping out six to seven feet of water out of the basements and they are finding these crawfish and finding fish this big inside of homes when they are cleaning them out. it is a true dig once they get into get everything out of there. the job is to get in there and
that deadly flooding in the foothills of the rockies, authorities in boulder county say airlift operations winding down but national guard claims some helicopter are taking to the skies again today to help crews go door-to-door in search of more victims who may be dead, injured or in need of help. rescuers have airlifted more than a thousand people since the flooding began. remember, the biggest operation since hurricane katrina. health officials warned folks to stay out of the lingering floodwaters because they may contain toxic chemicals and sewage. they offered free tetanus shots to people. it s smelly, it s dirty, so we have to keep the doors closed. circumstances like that, nobody feels good. we ve been working nonstop for days. trace: the flooding has caused an enormous amount of damage, destroying homes, thousands, wiping out roads and
these poles back up, without a doubt. some very big poles, too. big power lines. big tall high tension power lines as well. they are going back they could get in trouble with generators. you don t want to be inside with that carbon monoxide. many people get more hurt after the storm than before. they re actually in moore we were still down there yesterday looking at this. there s actually a stand on the side of the road giving away tetanus shots to anyone who wants to come by, because you could step on a nail and all of a sudden you have tetanus. we re in an el reno tech center, where men and women learn how to work on airplanes. this was an airplane to be worked on. they were going to take it apart, rebuild them. but this is not going to buff out. don? i m sorry, chad. repeat the last part of what you
he said he held on to her. that was his priority, making sure she s okay. that s what matters. even though he s lost everything else. he s okay. his mom s okay. so many stories here, chris. we told the individual stories, many which are reflective of so many more people. so many people fall into the category of this man. it sounds unique because he s in a bathtub. his mom s there. it seems, you know, that would be just one of those. but there are very many. and it just, we hope, helps to connect to the need on the ground here. cnn.com/impact. i m going to keep saying it. go to the website, that s the page on the website where you can find out how to help people here. as we re seeing every day on the ground, they need so much now and it s not going to change anytime soon. it s the basics. bat eye ares, flash lights, tetanus shots for people who may have stepped on a nail. but it s amazing to see the