Hundreds of people have been evacuated after a dam near the Grand Canyon burst during heavy rain.
The village of Supai, home to 400 members of the Havasupai tribe, was flooded as the water moved downstream.
Five helicopters ferried some evacuees, including campers and river-runners, to higher ground after floodwaters cascaded into the remote Native American town at the bottom of a canyon.
Some evacuees were forced to spend the night on higher ground near the flood zone, however it is understood all residents and campers have been accounted for.
Supai, at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, is home to the Havasupai tribe and is located about 100km west of Grand Canyon Village, which sits on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
The town is accessible only by horse or foot along an 10km trail or by helicopter.
The dam broke at about 6am. The burst followed a day of heavy rains that had weakened the earthen structure, located in a side gorge of the Grand Canyon.
