CNBC: Historic Flooding in the Yellowstone Region Has Destroyed Homes and Led to Yellowstone National Park Being Closed Indefinitely

Smith Evacuation efforts still ░░░░░░░░ after historic flooding ripped ░░░░░░░░ roads and destroyed bridges ░░░░░░░░ the Yellowstone region The ░░░░░░░░ stretches across parts of ░░░░░░░░ Montana and Idaho Here ░░░░░░░░ can see a home ░░░░░░░░ into a raging river ░░░░░░░░ waters eating away at ░░░░░░░░ river bank and sparking ░░░░░░░░ mudslides No official word ░░░░░░░░ on the number of ░░░░░░░░ ruined Emergency crews rescuing ░░░░░░░░ with helicopters and boats ░░░░░░░░ of the Yellowstone River ░░░░░░░░ levels yesterday never before ░░░░░░░░ two and a half ░░░░░░░░ higher than the previous ░░░░░░░░ That s from the ░░░░░░░░ Weather Service Forecasters say ░░░░░░░░ combination of heavy rain ░░░░░░░░ melting snow added as ░░░░░░░░ as 9 extra inches ░░░░░░░░ water to rivers and ░░░░░░░░ that were already flooding ░░░░░░░░ the area Local officials ░░░░░░░░ the extreme flooding knocked ░░░░░░░░ power across parts of ░░░░░░░░ region The lights are ░░░░░░░░ back on now but ░░░░░░░░ communities still don t ░░░░░░░░ access to safe drinking ░░░░░░░░ Yellowstone National Park is ░░░░░░░░ of America s most ░░░░░░░░ parks It attracts people ░░░░░░░░ all over the world ░░░░░░░░ it s massive covers ░░░░░░░░ 3 500 square miles ░░░░░░░░ it’s closed indefinitely.”