Grand Canyon Flooding Leaves 15 Missing as Dozens Are Evacuated
Translated from Italian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Fifteen people are missing after flooding in Grand Canyon National Park, according to the National Park Service.
- Park officials and Arizona authorities are evacuating people and searching for those missing; no deaths or injuries have been reported.
- Further thunderstorms and heavy rain could bring flash floods, debris flows, rockfalls and changing trail and waterway conditions.
Fifteen people are missing after flooding in Grand Canyon National Park, while the National Park Service and Arizona authorities work to evacuate visitors and locate them.
The park service had earlier said more than 20 people might be missing. It later put the number at 15. No deaths or injuries had been reported at the time of the update.
Officials warned that more thunderstorms and heavy rain could hit the area, bringing the risk of additional flash floods, debris flows, falling rocks and changing conditions on trails and in waterways.
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Originally published by ANSA in Italian. 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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