NPS | Reuters All five entrances to Yellowstone National Park have been temporarily closed following unprecedented rainfall and flooding that has damaged the park’s infrastructure, creating “extremely dangerous conditions”. Park officials said the floods led to landslides, mud landslides, road damage and power outages. High water levels in the Lamar River erode the northeastern entrance to Yellowstone National Park, where the park was closed due to heavy flooding, landslides and extremely dangerous conditions near Gardiner, Montana, USA, June 13, 2022. NPS | Reuters “Preliminary assessments show that many sections of the road across the park have either been washed away or covered in mud or rocks and many bridges may be affected,” officials said in a statement. In this photo provided by the National Park Service, there 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 floods, landslides and mud landslides on the streets from recent unprecedented rainfall and floods, park officials said. NPS | AP The park is closed to incoming visitors until at least Wednesday, as officials assess the damage. Forecasts call for even more rainfall, with the Yellowstone River already at record levels. Visitors began to leave the park on Monday afternoon. The highway between Gardiner and Mammoth in Montana was washed away trapping tourists in Gardiner as historic floods destroyed roads and bridges and flooded homes along the area’s rivers on Monday, June 13, 2022. NPS | AP “We will not know when the park will reopen until the floodwaters recede and we are able to assess the damage to the entire park. It is likely that the north loop will close for a significant period of time,” said Inspector Cam Sholly. . a statement. A house falls into the Yellowstone River due to flooding in Gardiner, Montana, USA, June 13, 2022 on this screen taken from a social media video. Angie Lilly | Reuters “Stress at the sewage and water treatment plant could be a factor and the park is taking precautions to ensure the plant does not fail,” Yellowstone said in a statement.
