Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The National Park Service closed down all roads into and out of Death Valley after an "unprecedented" rainfall caused flooding throughout the park and damaged roads.
The NPS said Death Valley National Park's Furnace Creek Visitor's Center received 1.46 inches of rain Friday, just shy of its previous daily record of 1.47 inches. The flooding buried dozens of vehicles belonging to staff and visitors in several feet of debris, stranding some 1,000 people at the park.