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At least 15 missing and 62 evacuated from Grand Canyon after flash floods

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Authorities are searching for at least 15 people believed to be missing after flash floods struck parts of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
  • At least 62 people had been evacuated by early Sunday, with more evacuations expected from several camps because of forecasts for additional storms and heavy rain.
  • National Park Service staff and Arizona public safety officials are coordinating the response and asking anyone with information about hikers in affected areas to contact park authorities.

At least 15 people were believed to be missing in Arizona’s Grand Canyon on Sunday after sudden flooding affected several areas of the national park. Dozens of tourists had already been evacuated.

The National Park Service said its staff, working with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, continued evacuation and response operations while trying to locate people who may have been in the affected areas. Officials asked anyone with information about hikers there to report it to park authorities.

At least 62 people had been evacuated by early Sunday. Authorities planned to move more people from several camps as forecasts called for additional storms and heavy rain on Sunday and Monday.

National Park Service staff, in coordination with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, continue evacuation and response operations and are working to locate people who may have been in the affected area.

— National Park ServiceStatement on the search and evacuation response after the flooding.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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