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Grand Canyon flash flood kills one and sparks search for missing hikers

eriinfo.com1 month ago03 mins

One person has died and 15 remain missing or unaccounted for after flash flooding swept through parts of the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service (NPS) has said. The flood hit Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Saturday afternoon, wiping out footbridges and propelling boulders downstream. The body of a 46-year-old man…

Volcano erupts in Indonesia, killing at least 3 hikers in an off-limits area, police say

eriinfo.com5 months ago03 mins

Three hikers — two Singaporeans and a local — who were in an off-limits area died Friday in an eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Dukono volcano, officials said. Several others were missing. The eruption on Halmahera island sent an ash cloud about 6 miles into the air, but no towns or villages were close enough to…