DENVER, Colo. (KKTV) - Governor Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration on Sunday after heavy rainfall forced hundreds of evacuations due to flooding in western Colorado.

Crews in La Plata County said the flooding caused 390 evacuations in the area on Saturday, and 11 rescues were completed.

This declaration activates the state’s emergency plan, which authorizes the Colorado Department of Public Safety’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) to take the required actions for response efforts.

That includes up to the initial $1 million in estimated costs.

According to representatives from the governor’s office, Polis has been “monitoring the situation closely,” and State public safety leaders have been in contact with local emergency management.

Several stat

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