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Damaging floodwaters that tore through Yellowstone National Park menaced communities downstream where residents cleaned up from the mess and kept an eye on rising river levels

Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities were devastated by unprecedented amounts of rainfall this week, while others braced for the economic...

The largest city in the state of Montana faces running out of fresh water within 36 hours after Billings only local treatment plant was overwhelmed by floods that have closed Yellowstone Park.

Yellowstone floodwaters threaten water supplies in Montana | 2022-06-16 12:30:55

"None of us planned a 500-year flood event on the Yellowstone when we designed these facilities," said Debi Meling, Billings' public works director.

Montanas largest city restarted its water plant Thursday after shutting it down amid record flooding thats caused widespread damage in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities.

The city of Billings asked residents to conserve water because it was down to a limited supply when the Yellowstone River triggered closure of the treatment plant

Billings had a just a 24-to 36-hour supply of water and officials asked its residents to conserve while expressing optimism the river would drop quickly for the plant to resume operations.

Floodwaters that rushed through Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities earlier this week are moving through Montana’s largest city, flooding farms and ranches and forcing the shutdown of its water treatment plant

By MATTHEW BROWN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press