Hundreds Evacuated From Grand Canyon as Dam Breaks

[Ptah]

Earthen dam breaks near Grand Canyon after heavy rain; hundreds being evacuated
By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press Writer
PHOENIX August 17, 2008 (AP)
The Associated Press

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=5599452

An earthen dam weakened by heavy rains broke near the Grand Canyon early Sunday,
flooding a tribal town and forcing officials to pluck hundreds of residents and
campers from the gorge by helicopter. No injuries were immediately reported.

About 400 members of the Havasupai tribe live in the town of Supai. The town was
not under water after the Redlands Dam broke, said Grand Canyon National Park
spokeswoman Maureen Oltrogge.


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Ptah says:

I'm reminded of
Edward Abbey - Desert Solitaire