Скачать или смотреть Yellowstone National Park closes its entrances due to rockslides

More rain is in the forecast, according to park officials. All Yellowstone National Park entrances have been closed in the wake of "unprecedented" rainfall causing "substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roadways," the National Park Service announced Monday. Some roads have been washed out and others are covered in mud or rocks, according to the park service. Power has also been knocked out in multiple parts of the park, officials said. The flooding Yellowstone River undercuts the river bank, threatening a house and a garage in Gardiner, Mont., June 13, 2022. Sam Glotzbach via APThe highway is washed out trapping tourists in Gardiner, as historic flooding damages roads and bridges and floods homes along area rivers between Gardiner and Mammoth in Mont., June 13, 2022. Larry Mayer/APMore rain is in the forecast for the next few days, according to park officials, who said they don't want anyone to get stranded. Debris after a rockslide in Gardner Canyon after heavy rains in Yellowstone National Park at Rescue Creek, June 13, 2022. National Park ServiceThe Lamar River erodes the Northeast Entrance Road after heavy rains in Yellowstone National Park at Rescue Creek, June 13, 2022. National Park ServiceThe park service didn't say when Yellowstone would reopen but noted that officials need time to assess the damage and wait for conditions to stabilize. The park service warned that many roads could be shuttered "for an extended period of time.""We will not know timing of the park’s reopening until flood waters subside and we're able to assess the damage throughout the park," Superintendent Cam Sholly said in a statement. "It is likely that the northern loop will be closed for a substantial amount of time."A bridge is washed out with floodwater and debris after heavy rains in Yellowstone National Park at Rescue Creek, June 13, 2022. National Park ServiceThe Northeast Entrance Road, near the Soda Butte Picnic area, eroded after heavy rains in Yellowstone National Park at Rescue Creek, June 13, 2022. National Park ServiceThe National Park service is warning of road closures in the northern areas of Yellowstone National Park due to weather conditions, June 13, 2022. National Park ServiceThe massive national park spans 2,219,789 acres, mostly in Wyoming but also in neighboring Montana and Idaho. Summer is the park's busiest tourist season.


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