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Death Valley National Park, California (AP) — Record Rainfall Flash Floods on Friday A flood in Death Valley National Park that wiped out cars, closed all roads, and stranded hundreds of visitors and workers.
There were no immediate reports of injuries, but about 60 vehicles were buried in mud and debris, with about 500 visitors and 500 park workers in the park. Officials said they were stuck within.
The park near the California-Nevada border received 1.46 inches (3.71 centimeters) of rain in the Furnace Creek area. This is about 75% of what the region normally gets in a year, more than ever recorded throughout August.
The only rainy day since 1936 was April 15, 1988, when 1.47 inches (3.73 centimeters) fell, park officials said.
"The entire trees and rocks were washed away," said John Sarlin, a photographer from an Arizona-based adventure company, sitting on a rock on the hillside trying to take a picture of lightning. He said he witnessed the flood. The storm is approaching.
"The noise from some rocks coming down the mountain was just incredible," he said in a telephone interview Friday afternoon.
Park staff did not immediately respond to the update request on Friday night. The
storm followed another major flood earlier this week in a park 120 miles (193 km) northeast of Las Vegas. Some roads were closed on Monday after being flooded with flash flood mud and debris that struck western Nevada and northern Arizona.
According to Sarlin, who lives in Chandler, Arizona and has been visiting the park since 2016, the rain started around 2 am on Friday.
"It was more extreme than I saw. Sirlin, lead guide for Incredible Weather Adventures, who began chasing storms in Minnesota and the plateau in the 1990s, said
{56. }"A lot of laundry was flowing a few feet deep. There are probably 3-4 feet of rock covering the road," he said.
Sarlin said it took about 6 hours to drive about 35 miles (56 km) from the park from near Inat Death Valley.
"There were at least 20 cars crushed and stuck there," he said, adding that "or rescue at high water levels" did not show any injuries.
During the storm on Friday, "The flood pushed a garbage container into a parked car and the cars collided with each other. In addition, many facilities such as hotel rooms and sales offices were flooded. There are. "
The water system, which provides a water supply system for park residents and offices, also broke down after the line being repaired broke, the statement said.
Flash flood warnings for the park and surrounding areas expired at 12:45 pm on Friday, but flood recommendations were valid until evening, the National Weather Service said.
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