About 70 ultramarathon runners in Utah evacuated after being stranded by flooding
Runners in Moab 240 successfully evacuated from race route after flooding from remnants of tropical storm Rachel About 70 runners participating in Utah’s…
The Guardian reports: Runners in Moab 240 successfully evacuated from race route after flooding from remnants of tropical storm Rachel About 70 runners participating in Utah’s Moab 240 ultramarathon were successfully evacuated from the race route on Sunday after being stranded by flooding stemming from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel.
The event’s host, Destination Trail, addressed the emergency rescue effort in a social media statement which confirmed that all runners were safe and accounted for.
This environment story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Utah’s Moab, Utah and Rachel About.
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