High water levels in the Gardner River eroded the northern entrance to Yellowstone National Park, where the park was closed due to severe floods, landslides, and extremely dangerous conditions near Gardiner, Montana, USA, June 13, 2022.
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All five entrances to Yellowstone National Park have been temporarily closed after unprecedented rainfall and flooding damaged the park’s infrastructure, creating “extremely dangerous conditions.”
Park officials said the floods led to landslides, mudslides, damaged roads and power outages.
High water levels in the Lamar River eroded the northeastern entrance to Yellowstone National Park, where the park was closed due to severe floods, landslides, and extremely dangerous conditions near Gardiner, Montana, USA, June 13, 2022.
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“Preliminary estimates show that many sections of roads in the park have been either washed or covered with mud or rocks, and many bridges may be affected,” officials said in a statement.
Pictured by the Office of National Parks is a large landslide on North Entrance Road in Gardner Canyon in Yellowstone National Park, Montana on Monday, June 13, 2022. All entrances to Yellowstone National Park were temporarily closed on Monday due to significant flooding. landslides and mudslides on roads from recent unprecedented rainfall and floods, park officials said.
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The park is closed to incoming visitors at least until Wednesday, as employees assess the damage. Forecasts call for even more rainfall, with the Yellowstone River already at record levels.
Visitors began being evacuated from the park on Monday afternoon.
The highway between Gardiner and Mammoth in Montana has been washed away, detaining tourists in Gardiner as historical floods damage roads and bridges and flood homes on rivers in the area on Monday, June 13, 2022.
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“We will not know the time to reopen the park until the flood waters subside and we are able to assess the damage throughout the park. It is likely that the northern contour will be closed for a significant period of time, “said Superintendent Kam Sholi in a statement.
A house falls into the Yellowstone River due to a flood in Gardiner, Montana, USA, June 13, 2022 in this screenshot obtained from a video on social media.
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“Loads on wastewater and water treatment facilities may be a factor and the park is taking precautions to ensure that the facilities are not damaged,” Yellowstone said in a statement.
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