About 70 ultramarathon runners evacuated after flooding strands them in Utah
🤖 AI-generated content — The title and summary were produced automatically by artificial intelligence, without human editorial review.
Approximately 70 participants in Utah's Moab 240 ultramarathon were successfully evacuated on Sunday after being stranded along the race route by severe flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel. Race organizer Destination Trail confirmed in a statement that all runners were accounted for and safe, returning either to race headquarters or in transit via rescue vehicles. The severe weather—featuring potent winds, fallen trees, dangerously cold temperatures, and heavy rain—prompted local authorities and race organizers to coordinate relief efforts and ultimately cancel the remainder of the event.
Continue in the app — vote & join in ➔Source: The Guardian World · via ahirlevel.hu