A powerful flash flood swept through Arizona's Grand Canyon on August 29, sending muddy water, huge boulders and debris through Bright Angel Canyon and the Colorado River. About 15 people may still be missing or unaccounted for, while authorities evacuated 62 hikers and campers from the affected areas, according to the National Park Service and reports cited by the Times of India.
The Grand Canyon flood comes days after a catastrophic flood disaster struck the Nepal-China border, where thousands of people remain missing. The two disasters have highlighted the sudden danger that flash floods can create in mountainous regions, although the Arizona flood came from intense rainfall rather than the glacier-related disaster reported in the Himalayas.
