Death Valley National Park in California holds the record for the highest temperature in the world: +56.7 C, and in recent years they have exceeded 54 degrees. All the more was the surprise of everyone, because in just a few hours it rained, as in nine months, and 1000 people could not go out because of the downpour.

In the Furnace Creek area of ​​Death Valley National Park, 37 mm of rain fell in one day, close to the record set in 1988. Moreover, it rained on one day in nine months and was 14 times more than the average rainfall as a whole. the month of August

The mudslide swallowed the cars of 1,000 tourists and park workers, who were stranded and unable to leave until late Saturday, when the water receded.

The situation was serious, roads were closed, several hotels were flooded, and the stream was carrying garbage containers over cars in the parking lot, cars were running into each other.

The Southwest Monsoon is responsible for these extremes, and heavy rainfall also occurs in other arid areas of the US, such as the cities of Phoenix and Las Vegas, which experience days with temperatures above 43C each summer.

Last month, the U.S. experienced several extreme rain events, so-called “1-in-1,000-year rain events” because they have an extremely rare chance.

Sources: CBS, Washington Post