Since this week marks the 10-year anniversary of the tragedy that struck Weld County and surrounding communities, the Tribune is recapping how the devastation unfolded, all beginning on Sept. 9.
It’s been 10 years since the 2013 Colorado floods took the lives of nine people and caused $4 billion in damages, making it one of the biggest disasters in the state’s history.
If we haven’t changed our circumstances, who is to say we will be so fortunate next time? We can delay flood mitigation, but we can’t delay the next flood.