We received a call from our guide this morning. It looks as though we won"t
be in the Grand Canyon next week.
This is exactly where we are to go. We don't know if next week means next
week or the week after we"re gone.
We already had a condo rented for next week in Scotsdale, so no matter what,
we've a place to stay and play.
We'll keep you posted.
Steve and Karen
*Tourists Evacuated From Havasupai Area*
Massive Mud Flow Forces People To Flee
POSTED: 11:12 am MST July 21, 2010
UPDATED: 11:42 am MST July 21, 2010
HAVASUPAI, AZ - More than 100 people were evacuated from the Havasupai
Falls area after Monday's flash
flooding<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#>.
About 160 people, mostly tourists, were flown out by helicopter after
getting only a 40-minute warning. They were all taken to Walapi Hilltop,
which is the beginning of the trail to Havasupai. There are no reports of
injuries.
The campground is undergoing repairs now and will remain closed until next
week. According to Edmond Tilousi, the spokesman for the Havasu Tribe, the
dam at Havasu Falls was breeched and it will also need to be repaired.
CBS<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#>5
News reported that the lodge is expected to be closed until at least
next
Monday. Employees said they have seen damage to the main trail as well. A
camper in the area at the time of flooding called CBS 5 News to report he
was part of a large group evacuated from Supai. He said a wall of flood
water destroyed the camp on Monday.
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