科罗拉多州西南部洪灾：浸信会救灾队以Pagosa Springs一间教会为集结地，多州至少四人死亡
美国科罗拉多州阿丘利塔县Pagosa Springs市的洪灾仍在持续：Centerpoint Baptist Church一名会友的房屋被洪水冲得只剩一半地基支撑，险些被San Juan River冲走，该教会主任牧师Jon Duncan对Baptist Press表示，这家人最终保住了房屋，教会上下为此感恩。
这家人是该教会十多名被迫撤离家园的会友之一。过去一周两轮降雨加剧了洪情，另一户沿河居住的会友家庭也由教会协助撤离；Duncan说，当地11月3日上午仍有房屋被洪水冲入河中、撞上桥梁后解体。
据国家气象局与多州领导人报告，这轮影响科罗拉多州、新墨西哥州、佛罗里达州与犹他州等多州的洪灾已造成至少四人死亡，其中亚利桑那州与佛罗里达州各报告两人死亡。
科罗拉多浸信会救灾队（Colorado Baptist Disaster Relief）11月3日宣布，Centerpoint Baptist Church将作为救灾集结地，科罗拉多州与俄克拉荷马州的志愿者预计前往响应；但洪水与被冲毁的道路一度使队伍难以抵达指挥中心。
科罗拉多浸信会总会Mesa Verde与Uncompahgre浸信会联会区域主任David Smith表示，科罗拉多州西南部的洪情比去年更严重，11月3日当地仍在下雨，雨停之前难以摸清需求；科罗拉多救灾力量已待命，但他预计所需帮助将超过本州所能提供。受灾区牧师报告称，除轻微屋顶损坏外，暂无教会设施受损报告。
Pagosa Springs以西约50英里的Bayfield市First Baptist Church已开放设施安置撤离家庭，其牧师Chris Talleri说，因道路与桥梁被冲毁，平时一小时的车程如今约需四小时。
国家气象局报告，San Juan River在Pagosa Springs的水位在10月23日与11月1日录得历史最高两次洪峰，但未超过1911年17.8英尺的纪录洪水。Duncan说，气象部门原预报洪峰接近22英尺，实际不足17英尺。
科罗拉多浸信会救灾队11月3日向Pagosa Springs与阿丘利塔县部署，并呼吁捐款以覆盖志愿者餐食、车辆与发电机燃料、现场物资设备与指挥中心开支；该队表示，此次部署预计持续数周或更久。
关联：跟进：圣胡安河今晚洪峰预报22英尺或破1911年纪录：Pagosa Springs低洼区强制疏散
（来源：Baptist Press）
Baptist Disaster Relief Stages From Pagosa Springs Church as Desert Southwest Flooding Kills at Least Four
Flooding continues in Pagosa Springs, in Archuleta County, Colorado: a home owned by a member of Centerpoint Baptist Church was left balanced perilously on half its foundation, nearly swept away by the San Juan River. Senior Pastor Jon Duncan told Baptist Press the family ultimately kept its house, and the church is rejoicing.
The family is among more than a dozen Centerpoint members who have had to evacuate their homes during the flooding, exacerbated by two rounds of rainfall in the past week. Another church family living along the river was also helped to evacuate, and Duncan said a house was seen on the morning of November 3 giving way into the river and being demolished as it passed under a bridge.
At least four people have died in flooding impacting several states, including Colorado, New Mexico, Florida and Utah, the National Weather Service and state leaders reported. Two deaths each were reported in Arizona and Florida.
Colorado Baptist Disaster Relief announced on November 3 that Centerpoint Baptist will serve as a staging area, with volunteers from Colorado and Oklahoma expected to respond. Flooding and washed-out roads, however, have prevented crews from reaching the command center.
David Smith, regional director for the Mesa Verde and Uncompahgre Baptist associations with the Colorado Baptist General Convention, said the flooding in Southwest Colorado is worse than it was last year, that rain was still falling on November 3, and that needs cannot be determined until the rain stops. Disaster Relief in Colorado is on standby, he said, but he believes more help will be needed than Colorado can provide. Pastors in the impacted area reported no damage to church facilities other than minor roof damage.
About 50 miles west of Pagosa Springs, First Baptist Church of Bayfield has opened its facilities to serve evacuated families. Pastor Chris Talleri said the one-hour drive to Pagosa Springs probably takes about four hours now because of washed-out roads and bridges.
The San Juan River at Pagosa Springs measured its two highest crests on October 23 and November 1, the Weather Service reported, but did not eclipse the area's 1911 record flood, when the river crested at 17.8 feet. Duncan said meteorologists had expected a crest of almost 22 feet, while the river ended up cresting at less than 17 feet.
Colorado Baptist Disaster Relief, deploying to Pagosa Springs and Archuleta County, issued a call on November 3 for donations to cover costs including meals for volunteers, fuel for vehicles and generators, field supplies and equipment, and command center expenses. The deployment is expected to continue for several weeks or longer, the group said.
(Source: Baptist Press)
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