Flash floods turn Death Valley muddy, stranding hundreds of visitors
August 6, 202212:27 PM ET
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cars are stuck in mud and debris from flash flooding at The Inn at Death Valley in Death Valley National Park in California on Friday.
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Record rainfall Friday trigged flash floods at Death Valley National Park that swept away cars, closed all roads and stranded hundreds of visitors and workers.
There were no immediate reports of injuries but roughly 60 vehicles were buried in mud and debris and about 500 visitors and 500 park workers were stuck inside the park, officials said.
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The park near the California-Nevada state line received 1.46 inches (3.71 centimeters) of rain at the Furnace Creek area. That's about 75% of what the area typically gets in a year and more than has ever been recorded for the entire month of August.
Since 1936, the only single day with more rain was April 15, 1988, when 1.47 inches (3.73 centimeters) fell, park officials said.
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/06/1116154844/death-valley-floods-mud
