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| US rescue crews have airlifted some 170 people to safety from a remote village in the Grand Canyon after a dam burst following days of heavy rain. | US rescue crews have airlifted some 170 people to safety from a remote village in the Grand Canyon after a dam burst following days of heavy rain. |
| Grand Canyon National Park spokeswoman Maureen Oltrogge said water from the Redlands Dam had caused flooding in a side canyon containing Supai village. | Grand Canyon National Park spokeswoman Maureen Oltrogge said water from the Redlands Dam had caused flooding in a side canyon containing Supai village. |
| The area, accessible only by foot, on horseback or by air, is home to 400 members of the Havasupai tribe. | The area, accessible only by foot, on horseback or by air, is home to 400 members of the Havasupai tribe. |
| Most people have been accounted for but searches will resume later on Monday. | Most people have been accounted for but searches will resume later on Monday. |
| Uprooted | Uprooted |
| The Redlands dam is on Havasu Creek. The creek feeds the Colorado River, which runs through the Grand Canyon. | The Redlands dam is on Havasu Creek. The creek feeds the Colorado River, which runs through the Grand Canyon. |
| After the dam burst, people were flown out of the Supai area and then taken on buses to Peach Springs, about 60 miles (96km) south-west of Supai. | After the dam burst, people were flown out of the Supai area and then taken on buses to Peach Springs, about 60 miles (96km) south-west of Supai. |
| "We were basically stuck up the canyon without our rafts," Cedar Hemmings, who was among those flown out, told the Associated Press. | "We were basically stuck up the canyon without our rafts," Cedar Hemmings, who was among those flown out, told the Associated Press. |
| "We had no supplies, no food and very little water, we lost everything." | "We had no supplies, no food and very little water, we lost everything." |
| About 16 people in a private boating party were among those who had to be rescued after becoming stranded on a ledge on the Colorado river when their rafts were swept away by flood water. | About 16 people in a private boating party were among those who had to be rescued after becoming stranded on a ledge on the Colorado river when their rafts were swept away by flood water. |
| Some hiking trails and footbridges have been washed away and trees uprooted, although no damage or injuries were reported in Supai itself which is on high ground. | Some hiking trails and footbridges have been washed away and trees uprooted, although no damage or injuries were reported in Supai itself which is on high ground. |
| Many campers and residents had chosen to stay there. | Many campers and residents had chosen to stay there. |
| "We're not as concerned about it as we initially were," Gerry Blair, spokesman for the Coconino County Sheriff's Department, told AP. | "We're not as concerned about it as we initially were," Gerry Blair, spokesman for the Coconino County Sheriff's Department, told AP. |
| But a flash flood warning remained in effect with more rain forecast. | But a flash flood warning remained in effect with more rain forecast. |
| The BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani in Los Angeles says although more than four million visitors go to the Grand Canyon each year access to the lower areas is well regulated. | The BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani in Los Angeles says although more than four million visitors go to the Grand Canyon each year access to the lower areas is well regulated. |
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