Hundreds missing in Colorado floods

Colorado officials have warned that the death toll from the week’s severe flooding could rise as it was confirmed a second person was missing and presumed dead, in addition to four deaths previously verified.

The 80-year-old woman had been at home with an injury when the building in which she lived was destroyed, the Larimer County sheriff’s office said on its Twitter feed last night.

Previously, authorities had confirmed that a 60-year-old woman was missing and presumed dead after witnesses said they saw her mountain home swept away. Their names have not been released.