A day after evacuated residents of Lyons were allowed to hike back to their homes on heavily damaged roads they’re being told they can’t go back to their homes.
Business owners can return to the town today but residents cannot, reported KMGH, citing Boulder County officials.
Hundreds of residents returned to Lyons, a town hit hard by flash flooding, on Tuesday.
CBS Denver went along with one, Annie Mannering, who had evacuated and didn’t know what kind of condition her home was in.
“I hope its still intact,” she said as she walked along.
At the end of the two-hour walk, Mannering found her home was in good shape, but some of her neighbors’ homes were heavily damaged.
Mannering, who couldn’t spend much time at her house and is staying with a family member, figures it will be weeks or months until the roads are repaired.
Meanwhile, she’s cancelled a vacation to Greece because of the situation.
“I don’t feel a whole lot like being around water,” she said.
On Wednesday, hundreds of residents were waiting for passes that would allow them to return to the town.
Residents are able to use one vehicle per address to get into Lyons on one of the three coming days, reported the Times-Call. But Boulder County told them later that they can’t return today. However, they can return on Thursday.
Business owners are allowed to access the town every day to assess damage and clean up.
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