The San Juan River has overflowed in some areas in southwestern Colorado, prompting evacuations in Pagosa Springs . Nearly 100 people were asked to leave their homes late Monday.

The river peaked at 11-and-a-half feet over the weekend and there are concerns it could rise to that level once again.

The San Juan River in Pagosa Springs. CBS

Mandatory evacuations were put in place on the south side of the San Juan River Village, about 6 miles north of Pagosa Springs.

A Red Cross shelter opened Monday at the Ross Aragon Community Center, located at 451 Hot Springs Blvd. in Pagosa Springs, to accommodate those out of their homes.

"Everybody is just basically trying to figure out where they're going to stay and what to do with their animals, and whether or not everybody's livelihoods a

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