Fifteen killed in Utah flash floods

AFP, LOS ANGELES: The death toll from flash floods that have struck the western state of Utah rose to 15 on Tuesday with five people still missing, authorities said.
Twelve of the victims were from two families who were in two vehicles caught off guard Monday afternoon by raging waters in the small town of Hildale.
“At about 5:00 pm, two vehicles were hit by floodwaters and were swept into the flood,” Michelle Catwin, a local official, told AFP.

 

Fifteen killed in Utah flash floods

AFP, LOS ANGELES: The death toll from flash floods that have struck the western state of Utah rose to 15 on Tuesday with five people still missing, authorities said. Twelve of the victims were from two families who were in two vehicles caught off guard Monday afternoon by raging waters in the small town of Hildale. At about 5:00 pm, two vehicles were hit by floodwaters and were swept into the flood, Michelle Catwin, a local official, told AFP.