Grand Canyon floods breach dam, force evacuations
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-08-18 20:20
In this photo released by the the National Park Service (NPS), stranded rafters are joined by NPS employees before being short hauled across the Colorado River Sunday Aug. 17, 2008 in the Grand Canyon. An earthen dam broke near the Grand Canyon early Sunday after heavy rains that forced officials to pluck hundreds of residents and campers from the gorge by helicopter. [Agencies] |
