Waterfall Surges, Evacuations in Place, Amid Grand Canyon Reservation Flooding

Tourists hiking at Havasupai, a Native American Reservation inside the Grand Canyon, were forced to evacuate from part of the area due to flooding on Friday, March 17. Video captured by Dan VanSweden shows Havasu Falls gushing with water. A bridge was washed away by the floods, https://www.facebook.com/HavasupaiTribeTourismOfficial/posts/pfbid02P1trHXghRfQJAUnenrG5Pg8ZEZGRWb6MroUHni6iNSnfJ7p4qSkPNWdjtDcbSaJwl according to the official Havasupai Tribe Tourism Facebook page. The Havasupai Tribe https://www.facebook.com/HavasupaiTribeTourismOfficial/posts/pfbid02P1trHXghRfQJAUnenrG5Pg8ZEZGRWb6MroUHni6iNSnfJ7p4qSkPNWdjtDcbSaJwl said most campers were taken to Supai Village, with some being flown out by helicopter. The reservation has remained open with tourists now https://www.facebook.com/HavasupaiTribeTourismOfficial/posts/pfbid02UyKt6ZuqrkEXfGFchMgUKgtPN6zUftBA4hhyb2oboPQ55Vx6KMNQVQ5byhrduiyMl allowed to proceed hiking back to the village. Work to repair and replace foot bridges around the campground is still https://www.facebook.com/HavasupaiTribeTourismOfficial/posts/pfbid0vsjLothYsSWuR4G2DvwPoNQA81TXYshoyuetraLPowZ51k5m15bB1ynBkKMddtPhl ongoing . The event comes after US President Joe Biden https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/12/31/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-disaster-declaration-for-the-havasupai-tribe/ approved a disaster declaration initiated by the Havasupai Tribe earlier this year, freeing up funds for similar flood damage sustained in October of last year. (Footage by Dan VanSweden/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)