Flooding closes Death Valley National Park. Vehicles stranded in debris. As many as 500 visitors and staff are unable to leave. Officials say they received nearly a year's worth of rain in one morning DeathValleyNPS
Park officials said as many as 500 visitors and staff are currently unable to exit the park. Roads have become impassable. Officials are assessing the extent of the damage from the flash floods.
According to a parks service press release the floodwaters pushed dumpster containers into parked cars, causing the vehicles to collide into one another.
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