Yellowstone National Park forever closed all entryways and started leaving some visitors on Monday after heavy rains led to flooding and rockslides that cleaned out roadways and at least one bridge.
Visitors in the northern part of the park were being left due to “extremely dangerous conditions” following “unprecedented” rains, according to a news release.
“Effective rightaway, there will be no incoming visitor traffic at any of the 5 entryways into Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday, June 14, and Wednesday, June 15, at a minimum,” the release stated.
Power was likewise out throughout the park, as well as in the neighboring town of Gardiner, Montana.
Current conditions of Yellowstone’s North Entrance Road through the Gardner Canyon inbetween Gardiner, Montana, and Mammoth Hot Springs.
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More evacuations of visitors were prepared through the day, Park Superintendent Cam Sholly stated in the release.
“Due to forecasts of greater flood levels in locations of the park’s southern loop, in addition to issues with water and wastewater systems, we will start to relocation visitors in the southern loop out of the park lateron today in coordination with our in-park organization partners,” he stated.
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