COLLBRAN, Colo. (AP) - A town hall meeting is planned Thursday night in Collbran, where residents are hoping to learn more about the possibility of another mudslide hitting the ranching community.
The Mesa County sheriff has warned 35 of them to be ready to leave quickly in case there is another slide.
Some are already packing up and leaving while others are keeping an anxious watch on the mountainside that slid earlier this week, presumably killing three of their neighbors.
Scientists have been working with locals to assess the damage posed by a huge lake that is forming where the ridge broke away.
The Denver Post (https://bit.ly/1wrpHd2) reports that U.S. Geological Survey geologists who worked on the Washington State slide have now joined the team of experts in Collbran.
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Information from: The Denver Post, https://www.denverpost.com
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