The sole pipeline that supplies water for millions of Grand Canyon visitors was badly damaged by weekend flash flooding, setting up a tricky repair scenario and upending a yearslong construction project to upgrade the line.
\n\nAbout 50 hikers were safely airlifted out of the area, according to local media reports, and a number of trails were closed out as a safety precaution.
\n\nReserve water tanks for holding drinking water for Grand Canyon Village stand behind fencing, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. (AP Photo/Josh Biggs)
\n\nBuildings are seen in a flood damaged Bright Angel Canyon the Grand Canyon, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher)
\n\nA sign is seen as officials at Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona have closed off access to water sources at the park after a flash flood damaged the only water pipeline that serves the canyon, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)
\n\nBright Angel Canyon, middle left, the scene of flash floods, meets with the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher)
\n\nPeople stand at the rim of the Grand Canyon…
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