Rain Rain Go Away

We thought we had it bad today? Our rain is nothing compared to the severe flash flood warnings in Boulder, CO today.  Rains have been building up flood water in boulder for the past few days and now these conditions have severely damaged entire towns, leaving at least six people dead and hundreds still unaccounted for.  This devastating natural disaster could have caused even more absurd amounts of damage, had it not been for amazing rescue teams who arrived from all across the state and country.  They have been working for 24 hours straight and in this span of time more than 1,200 have been rescued.  There are still search crews working day and night for those many victims who are still unaccounted for.  Learn more here. 

Just imagine the elderly and disabled who would not be able to escape the deadly flood water.  This image above is incredible, and it demonstrates the hard work of the entire task force.  The man seems to be plucked right out of a shivering cold as he is wrapped entirely in a blanket is carried to safety.  The ratio of support is 5-1 just for this one elderly man, so we can reasonably infer that there are plenty of rescuers hard at work searching for those in peril right now.  

These natural disasters are a terrible thing, but they test our ability to support each other as a country in times of need.