SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Crews in Utah were clearing landslides and mud from several canyon highways and roads canyons on Friday following heavy rainfall.
Homes were briefly evacuated in one canyon and motorists were evacuated from another, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. Parts of U.S. 6 and Little Cottonwood Canyon remained closed Friday morning.
The National Weather Service said there could be more flash flooding Friday, especially near wildfire burn scars and in slot canyons, normally dry washes and areas with poor drainage.
The evacuations came in Loafer Canyon south of Provo, after a mudslide hit near a wildfire burn scar late Thursday, the Daily Herald reported. The evacuations have since been lifted, but parts of the road remained closed Friday.
The rain also spread several feet of mud across U.S. 6, which remained closed Friday between Price and Spanish Fork, according to the Utah Department of Transportation. It was expected to re-open midday.
In Little Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City, some people had to be evacuated from cars trapped by a rock and mudslide on State Route 210. There were no reports of anybody being swept away or injured.










