LOS ANGELES: More than 20 people may be missing or unaccounted for following a flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park in the US state of Arizona, authorities said.
The “significant flash-flood event” occurred in Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Saturday (local time), the US National Park Service said in a news release on Sunday (local time).
Meanwhile, the park authorities said that as of the morning of August 30, 62 individuals have been evacuated from Phantom Ranch and the lower North Kaibab Trail.
Park officials said they are continuing evacuation and response efforts in coordination with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, while working to account for individuals who may have been in the affected area, reports Xinhua news agency. Additionally, a thunderstorm and heavy rainfall warning has been issued for Monday, which, the officials said, could result in additional flash flooding, debris flow, rockfall and changing trail and river conditions.
