DENVER (KDVR) — Officials confirmed that two homes are total losses and another 90 are damaged from severe flooding in La Plata County since Saturday, with over 390 homes evacuated to protect residents.

On Monday, the county government said that a respite from the rain on Sunday allowed damage assessment teams from the La Plata County Building Department and Assessor's Office, with the La Plata County Sheriff's Office, to evaluate the flood area, identifying hazards and getting eyes on the damage to homes. The county said that the two homes deemed total losses were impacted by a creek washing out underneath them.

Additionally, crews with the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District spent time Sunday securing propane tanks so they don't wash away, as well as turning off leaking propane t

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