Dive Summary:
- The headline-grabbing flooding in Colorado damaged 40 buildings, or about 25% of campus, at the University of Colorado Boulder.
- Due to the damage, classes were canceled and some areas of campus were evacuated, with 13 students in two residence halls moved to other areas of campus housing due to flooded rooms and 350 people in Family Housing apartments evacuated due to the proximity to Boulder Creek.
- In addition to the residence halls, water-damaged buildings include the library, theater, business building, two research buildings and virtually every building on campus with a basement.
About 40 #CUBoulder buildings damaged (most w/ minor water damage). About 25% of campus buildings. #BoulderFlood #cowx
— CU-Boulder Police (@CUBoulderPolice) September 12, 2013
No decisions made yet on when to re-open campus. Closed today/Friday. #CUBoulder #BoulderFlood
— CU-Boulder Police (@CUBoulderPolice) September 12, 2013
Hillard says CU students need to "stay away from collected waters...it could be the last picture you ever take." #BoulderFlood
— CBSDenver (@CBSDenver) September 12, 2013
From the article:
... "Indications are right now that the water damage in those is so severe that it could be two-to-three weeks before we can return those students to their specific rooms in those residence halls," Hilliard said. ...
... "In Leeds (School of Business), we've had some ceiling tiles that have come down, we have some water damage on the upper floors … I've heard some residence halls have an inch of water on the lower floors, but nobody displaced from those yet," Hilliard said. ...