Colorado flooding (11 images)

Boulder residents dump water damaged belongings at one of 12 dump sites around the city during the aftermath of flooding following epic rainstorms in Boulder, Colorado on September 17, 2013. The Colorado floods have claimed eight lives with flooding continuing in the NE part of the state. UPI/Gary C. Caskey

Boulder residents dump water damaged belongings at one of 12 dump sites around the city during the aftermath of flooding following epic rainstorms in Boulder, Colorado on September 17, 2013. The Colorado floods have claimed eight lives with flooding continuing in the NE part of the state. UPI/Gary C. Caskey

Water rushes by a creekside home, similar to many of the homes that were destroyed by the flooding, during the aftermath of flooding following epic rainstorms near Boulder, Colorado on September 17, 2013. The Colorado floods have claimed eight lives with flooding continuing in the NE part of the state. UPI/Gary C. Caskey

A Union Pacific rail line lies closed after water eroded the rail bed during the aftermath of flooding following epic rainstorms in Boulder, Colorado on September 17, 2013. Two major rail lines have been closed to Amtrak and freight trains. The Colorado floods have claimed eight lives with flooding continuing in the NE part of the state. UPI/Gary C. Caskey