Monday, August 18, 2008

Weather Signs

PHOENIX (AP) — When Cedar Hemmings and his small party returned from a Grand Canyon hike to the spot where they had tied their rafts, they found that a flash flood had left them stranded. "We were basically stuck up the canyon without our rafts," he said. "We had no supplies, no food and very little water, we lost everything." Hemmings and his group were airlifted out of the scenic gorge by helicopter Sunday, as were about 170 other people who were endangered by floodwaters created by days of heavy rains which at one point breached an earthen dam. No injuries were reported, but dozens of people were spending the night at an American Red Cross evacuation center set up in the Hualapai Tribal Gymnasium in Peach Springs, Ariz.. Rescuers worked throughout Sunday to locate campers and Supai Village residents and safely transport them to the top of the canyon. About 400 Havasupai tribe members live in the village.

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