Cleanup efforts began Wednesday on the widespread damage at Zion National Park in Utah after flash floods.
Photographs from park officials showed roads flooded with mud and debris, with pieces of asphalt broken in some places and boulders lying in the roadway. Videos posted on social media by visitors showed water rapidly rushing through the park and roadways.
Park officials urged visitors to “exercise caution,” warningtravelers to stay away from the area if they didn’t need to get through.
“Visitors should expect traffic delays, debris on roads, and potential closures of trails and parking areas as clean-up continues and damage is being assessed,” park officials said in a statement.
The popular Watchman Trail near the