LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. — At least two homes were lost and road infrastructure was undergoing repairs following unprecedented flooding in southwestern Colorado over the weekend, first responders in La Plata County said Monday.

The downpours have so far left nearly 100 homes with water damage and resulted in nearly a dozen high-water rescues over the weekend, after water flows of nearly 7,200 cubic feet per second led to “unprecedented” flooding alongside Grimes Creek north of Vallecito Lake. That amount of water flow is double what a typical spring runoff event will produce each year, La Plata County officials said Sunday.

Hundreds of people northeast of Vallecito Reservoir remain under evacuation orders, while people living northwest and southeast of the reservoir were told to prepare to

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