By Associated Press - Wednesday, July 25, 2018

DENVER (AP) - The Latest on flooding in Colorado (all times local):

1:10 p.m.

A woman died after water flooded the basement of a suburban Denver home as another round of strong storms moved across Colorado.

Police say 32-year-old Rachael Marie Haber didn’t live in the basement apartment in Englewood but was staying in her friend’s home to take care of her cat. Police spokesman Chad Read said people who live upstairs called police Tuesday because they were concerned about their neighbor.

Police were able to find Haber, who was unresponsive, in the murky water, which was up to the ceiling.

She later died at the hospital.

The rain also caused a sinkhole to open up in nearby Sheridan and triggered flooding near an area burned by large wildfire in north of Durango.

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8:35 a.m.

A woman found in a flooded basement in suburban Denver after strong storms moved across parts of Colorado has died.

Englewood police say the woman died at the hospital Wednesday. They say she was unresponsive when officers found her in water was up to the ceiling Tuesday.

The rain also caused a sinkhole to open up in nearby Sheridan, swallowing up a sport utility vehicle, but the driver was able to get out in time.

In southwestern Colorado, water and debris closed roads near an area burned by large wildfire north of Durango.

The latest round of storms also brought flooding and hail to the Eastern Plains. A National Weather Service report says some people were trapped in their cars because of flooding near the South Platte River outside of Fort Morgan.

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8:15 a.m.

Police in suburban Denver say a woman was hospitalized in critical condition after being found in flooded basement after strong storms moved across parts of Colorado.

Englewood police say water was up to the ceiling and the woman wasn’t responsive when officers found her Tuesday.

The rain also caused a sinkhole to open up in nearby Sheridan, swallowing up a sport utility vehicle, but the driver was able to get out in time.

In southwestern Colorado, water and debris closed roads near an area burned by large wildfire north of Durango.

The latest round of storms also brought flooding and hail to the Eastern Plains. A National Weather Service report says some people were trapped in their cars because of flooding near the South Platte River outside of Fort Morgan.

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