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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gino Spocchia

Montana city ‘out of water’ after treatment plant swamped by Yellowstone floods

AP

Residents of the south Montana city of Billings have been advised to continue rationing water after stores were reduced to a 24 hour supply following devastating flooding in Yellowstone National Park.

Officials said Billings was down to 24-to-36-hours worth of water on Wednesday as the state reels from flooding that swept away homes and submerged entire towns while 10,000 people were evacuated from the nearby national park, which remains closed.

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