Zion National Park: What to do if you re caught in a flash flood indystar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indystar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published July 14, 2021 at 6:59 PM MDT Listen • 4:36 Courtesy of Utah Fire Info Twitter
Utah fire officials are encouraged by the season’s latest trend recent wildfire activity has been light. This story and more in Wednesday evening s news brief.
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Utah fire officials are encouraged by the season’s latest trend recent wildfire activity has been light. In fact, there have been fewer fires in the past two weeks than during the same period in 2019 and 2020. There were 35 new starts last week, and all but three of them were contained within the first day. The Morgan Canyon Fire is currently the only large fire burning in the state at 509 acres and 60% containment. It started last month because of a fatal plane crash. People are still the leading cause for wildfires in Utah making up 77% of starts. Abandoned campfires have recently become the top culprit.
Here s what to do if you re caught in a flash flood in Zion National Park thespectrum.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thespectrum.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Crews cleaning up after Zion National Park flash flood
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SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) Zion National Park officials and business owners in a nearby tourist town were still cleaning up and assessing the damage Thursday from a massive flash flood that ripped through the popular red rock park, sending mud and debris onto streets. No injuries were reported.
Tuesday’s flash flood hit an area in the southern portion of the park with buildings, allowing people to take shelter from the water and the hidden debris, such as logs and rocks, it can often carry, park spokesperson Amanda Rowland said.
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