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The floods happened right at the start of tourist season for the park, and it's unclear how bad the damage is or when Yellowstone might reopen.

The national park is indefinitely closed to visitors after devastating floods washed out roads and bridges.

Superintendent Cam Sholly said the visitors were asked to leave after roads and bridges washed out and power was knocked out from heavy rains and snow melt.

Yellowstone flooding forces 10,000 to leave national park | 2022-06-15 09:16:40

Communities bordering Yellowstone National Park were isolated and tourists stranded Tuesday after record floodwaters knocked out roads and bridges.

Rock Creek has crested and flood levels have declined slightly in Red Lodge a day after water tore through the southeast side of town following the 19th Street Bridges collapse.

Days of rain, melting snow wreak havoc at popular national park as tourist season kicks in

While no one has been reported killed or injured, waters were only starting to recede Tuesday and the full extent of the destruction wasn’t yet known.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Raging floodwaters that pulled houses into rivers and forced rescues by air and boat began to slowly recede Tuesday across the Yellowstone region, leaving tourists and

By MATTHEW BROWN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press