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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gabrielle Canon and agencies

Two people dead and nearly 80 rescued after Grand Canyon flash flood

Muddy floodwater flows through Bright Angel Creek past debris and a destroyed stone footbridge
This handout image released by the Grand Canyon National Park Service via X shows remnants of stone bridge pylons along Bright Angel Creek after a flash flood on Saturday. Photograph: J Thompson/National Park Service/AFP/Getty Images

A second death was confirmed by National Park Service officials on Monday after a flash flood sent a surge of water and debris through an area of the Grand Canyon over the weekend.

Dozens of visitors had to be evacuated by helicopter during the deluge, which consumed trails and infrastructure. Nearly 80 people were rescued and one person is still unaccounted for, as more heavy rain and thunderstorms in the forecasts threaten additional debris flows, flash floods or rock falls, the NPS said in a statement.

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