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Grand Canyon flash flood kills two as more than 80 people are rescued
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Grand Canyon flash flood kills two as more than 80 people are rescued

From Helsingin Sanomat · () Finnish

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

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  • A flash flood struck the Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch areas of Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park on Saturday, killing at least two people.
  • Authorities said 82 people had been rescued and one person remained missing.
  • The flood destroyed nearly all pedestrian bridges in Bright Angel Canyon.

A flash flood in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park killed at least two people and left one person missing, while rescuers brought 82 others to safety.

The flooding hit the Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch areas at about 2:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, after rainfall. Phantom Ranch is a well-known lodging site at the bottom of the canyon.

Authorities said the water destroyed nearly all pedestrian bridges in Bright Angel Canyon. The park, carved by the Colorado River, is a major tourist and hiking destination.

A video filmed from a helicopter showed a hiker being evacuated from the Grand Canyon on Saturday. Rescue officials continued searching for the remaining missing person.

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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. 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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