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A few days after its total closure due to terrible floods , Yellowstone National Park, located in the western United States, partially reopened. From before dawn, hundreds of people in cars and motorhomes waited at park entrances, where roads and bridges were washed away by torrential rains and rapid snowmelt.
Nearly 5 million visitors in 2021
Impressive images of sections of roads undermined by the waves had been released by the National Parks Agency (NPS) to illustrate the extent of the damage. Dozens of people isolated by the floods had to be evacuated by helicopter. On Wednesday, the southern part of the park was opened to visitors, whose numbers were controlled by a system based on license plates, allowing entry of even numbers on even days, and odd numbers on odd days.
The northern part remains closed until further notice due to “historic water levels” which have “caused significant damage to roads, water and drainage systems, power lines and other essential infrastructure. of the park,” according to the NPS.
Yellowstone National Park, the oldest in the world, welcomed more than 4.8 million visitors last year.
