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  "id": 4680453,
  "title": "Grand Canyon Flash Flood Leaves Two Dead, 15 Others Missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/grand-canyon-flash-flood-leaves-two-dead-15-others-missing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:15:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-31/grand-canyon-flash-flood-leaves-two-dead-15-others-missing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A flash flood in the Grand Canyon has resulted in two deaths and 15 people missing or unaccounted for. According to Bloomberg, the National Park Service reported the deaths and missing persons. The flood caused significant damage to infrastructure, including the destruction of footbridges that provided hiker access to the bottom of the inner canyon on the north side of the Colorado River, as reported by Global News.\n\nThe flood occurred in Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Saturday afternoon. MyJoyOnline Ghana reported that the flood wiped out footbridges and propelled boulders downstream. Sixty-two people have been airlifted out of the area. One of the victims, a 46-year-old man, was found on Sunday evening near Crystal Rapids along the Colorado River, according to MyJoyOnline Ghana, citing CBS News.\n\nA survivor, Nikki Baggs, 41, described the experience as \"terrifying\". She and her friends had been at Phantom Ranch, a remote lodge at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, when the flood swept through the area. They were airlifted out of the area at around 21:30 local time.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Time",
        "title": "One Dead, 15 People Unaccounted For After Flash Flooding at the Grand Canyon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/one-dead-15-people-unaccounted-for-after-flash-flooding-at-the-grand",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:05:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Grand Canyon flash flood leaves one dead, around 15 missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/grand-canyon-flash-flood-leaves-one-dead-around-15-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-31T08:10:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "One dead and more than a dozen missing after 'terrifying' flash flood hits Grand Canyon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/one-dead-and-more-than-a-dozen-missing-after-terrifying-flash-flood",
        "published": "2026-08-31T08:17:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Grand Canyon flash flood update: Scary visuals emerge as 1 dies and 15 remain unaccounted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/grand-canyon-flash-flood-update-scary-visuals-emerge-as-1-dies-and-15",
        "published": "2026-08-31T08:35:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Flash flood hits Grand Canyon’s Phantom Ranch, more than 20 people missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/flash-flood-hits-grand-canyons-phantom-ranch-more-than-20-people",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:33:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Grand Canyon braces for more storms after deadly flash flood, about 15 people still missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/grand-canyon-braces-for-more-storms-after-deadly-flash-flood-about-15",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:01:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "US: Grand Canyon Flash Flood Sparks Mass Evacuations, More Than 20 Unaccounted For | Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-grand-canyon-flash-flood-sparks-mass-evacuations-more-than-20",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:10:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Grand Canyon braces for more storms after deadly flash flood, about 15 people still missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/grand-canyon-braces-for-more-storms-after-deadly-flash-flood-about-15-4636454",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Grand Canyon braces for more storms after deadly flash flood, about 15 people still missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/grand-canyon-braces-for-more-storms-after-deadly-flash-flood-about-15-4637114",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:28:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Grand Canyon flash flood leaves one dead, 15 missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/grand-canyon-flash-flood-leaves-one-dead-15-missing",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:41:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "One dead and more than a dozen missing after ‘terrifying’ flash flood hits Grand Canyon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/one-dead-and-more-than-a-dozen-missing-after-terrifying-flash-flood-4664145",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:31:35.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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