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Burned Lands Face Flood Threat | Salt Lake City News
As the Widemouth 2 Fire rages across 129,000 acres, communities are now racing against time to fend off an equally dangerous threat: flash floods. Monsoon rains threaten to unleash mudslides and debris flows into towns like Kanosh, where leaders are clearing burned trees and fortifying watersheds to protect drinking water. With dams and canals being readied and sandbags arriving from across the state, towns from Kanosh to Fillmore are mobilizing—neighbors helping neighbors as firefighters push toward 50% containment. The storm may be coming, but the spirit of resilience is already rising…
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