Authorities at Zion National Park are searching for a person who went missing after flash flooding Friday, the park said Saturday morning.
Monsoon season in Arizona is causing flash floods, bringing power outages and damaging homes.Authorities at Zion National Park are searching for a person who went missing after flash flooding Friday,Iconic sections of the park have been closed, including The Narrows — an imposing gorge carved by the Virgin River that has rock walls a thousand feet tall.Zion National Park is located about 20 miles north of the Utah-Arizona border and is known for its narrow canyons and massive sandstone cliffs.
From July to September, torrential rains can wash out trails, parking lots, structures and debris, causing damage and posing dangers to visitors with sometimes little warning. Flash floods can easily sneak up on hikers, particularly in narrow canyons like those on The Narrows hike,
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