200 SUU students displaced from flooding; Iron County declares emergency
Hundreds of people are displaced and homes heavily damaged from Monday s flash floods in Cedar City and nearby communities.
and last updated 2021-07-27 22:44:49-04
CEDAR CITY, Utah â Hundreds of people are displaced and homes heavily damaged from
This comes after Cedar City Mayor Maile Wilson-Edwards issued a disaster declaration Monday evening. During a press conference Tuesday, Wilson-Edwards said with two inches of rain in an hour, the city reached the 500-year flood capacity.
Businesses, homes, apartments, student housing and Southern Utah University all saw damage, ranging from minor to a total loss.
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