You 're not swimming out of this . `` It was like a raging river , a black river , '' a Manitou Springs , Oregon , man says . The floodwaters there rushed through at a rate of about 140 miles , a firefighter says . 1 is dead , 1 are unaccounted for in Manitou Springs , officials say . Flood warnings and watches are in effect for states from Colorado to Manitou Springs .
`` It was like a raging river , a black river , '' a Manitou Springs , Oregon , man says . The floodwaters there rushed through at a rate of about 140 miles , a firefighter says . 1 is dead , 1 are unaccounted for in Manitou Springs , officials say . Flood warnings and watches are in effect for states from Colorado to Manitou Springs .