Yellowstone floods cause 'severe' damage, closing park and forcing out 10,000 visitors
More than 10,000 visitors were moved out of Yellowstone National Park after severe floods that washed out roads, destroyed bridges and sent a house into a
More than 10,000 visitors were moved out of Yellowstone National Park after severe floods that washed out roads, destroyed bridges and sent a house into a river, officials said Tuesday.
Up to 3 inches of rain over the weekend and snow melt from warm temperatures combined to create damaging conditions in the 150-year-old park that spans three states.
The 2.2 million-acre park was closed Monday and cleared of all visitors. Five groups of campers remain in the backcountry in the northern range, and they were being assisted, the park service said.
It’s not clear when the park — which in normal times can see a million visitors a month — will reopen. There appears to be so much damage to a road that runs along the park’s north that it will likely be closed for the season, park Superintendent Cam Sholly said.
Officials won’t know how bad it is until the water recedes, Sholly said.
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