Yellowstone National Park will remain closed to visitors through at least Wednesday due to dangerous flooding conditions
, which have prompted park evacuations and left some in surrounding communities trapped without safe drinking water, officials say.
The park announced Monday afternoon that all park entrances were closed to visitors, citing"record flooding events" and a forecast of more rain to come."Our first priority has been to evacuate the northern section of the park where we have multiple road and bridge failures, mudslides and other issues," Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly said in a statement Monday.A road in Yellowstone National Park partially collapsed due to flooding Monday.
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