Published: Dec. 1, 2013

Â鶹ӰԺ flood

A record 17.15 inches of rain fell on Â鶹ӰԺ County Sept. 9-16, shattering the area’s annual average of 15 inches. Much of the city, including CU-Â鶹ӰԺ, shut down for days as people were ordered off the streets and away from Â鶹ӰԺ Creek. Residents, including Nick Carter pictured on 7th Street and University, worked to divert relentless water surges. Ìý

Four county residents lost their lives and hundreds of homes were destroyed. In the largest American airlift operation since Hurricane Katrina, 1,102 people and many pets were evacuated from flood-hit areas. More than 700 were evacuated by road.Ìý

Photography by Daily Camera/Mark Leffingwell

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