[DManA]

For Action News, something that happened 12 hours ago is “breaking news”.

[flyfree]

Havasupai Falls

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Glad to hear no one was hurt. Who takes care of this tribe? Do they fend for themselves, or will FEMA arrive to give them debit cards for drugs, flat-screen TVs and lap dances? /Sarcasm off. Maybe.

[cmsgop]

[Flycatcher]

I spent the night in my little single-wide getaway about 15 miles from Grand Canyon West last night. I thought the winds were going to tip the mobile over. Lightning was coming from all directions -- every second. Then huge downpours of rain followed by nothing. Then more downpours, then nothing.

Man, I love the monsoon season!

[Son House]

Breaking News: Dam Breaks

Good thing Pelosi and Obama didn’t get their dirty hands on the strategic reserves, we might actually have an emergency where we can’t wait for the Middle East.

[flyfree]

Meanwhile, three empty tour boats were spotted down the river, but all 16 occupants were located on a ledge off the river bank, said Maureen Oltrogge, spokeswoman for Grand Canyon National Park. All 16 were airlifted from the scene and transported to the shelter.

More rain was forecast for the area Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/08/17/arizona.dam/

[flyfree]

Warren Youngman, assistant special agent in charge with the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, said water breached the Redlands Dam south of the village after heavy rains Sunday, and everyone was ordered to evacuate the canyon for safety reasons.

There is no estimated time when the evacuation will be complete. Evacuees are being taken to a Red Cross shelter in Peach Springs.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/08/17/20080817supai0817online.html

[Hoosier-Daddy]

Hike there some years ago. You have to pack everything in and everything out. 22 miles round trip. There were some beautiful tiered pools just above the falls. High Ground signs everywhere. Heard the tiered pools were washed away by another flood.

[flyfree]

As of Sunday evening, 75 people had been airlifted to safety and another 350 were waiting to be flown out as darkness approached, Oltrogge said, adding some evacuees may be forced to spend the night on higher ground near the flood zone.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN1737211620080818

[HungarianGypsy]

My family was at the Canyon last Wednesday. Obviously not at the bottom. When we heard this news, my husband asked our boys, “Who touched the dam?”