Editing Supai, Arizona (section)

==History==
In 1910 there was a flood of Supai which affected the town.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wrecked By Wall of Water.|newspaper=[[The Nebraska State Journal]]|date=January 12, 1910|page=5}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121365048/ Clipping] of [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>

In the 1960s Martin Goodfriend, a tourist, began to advocate for the Supai people, and a columnist of the ''[[Arizona Republic]]'', Don Dedera, wrote articles about Goodfriend's findings.<ref name=12years>{{cite news|title=Santa Monican Spends 12 Years Befriending Grand Canyon Indians|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|place=[[Los Angeles]]|date=December 21, 1967|page=2}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121370804/ Clipping] at [[Newspapers.com]].</ref> Dedera stated that Goodfriend countered a view that Supai was a kind of "[[Shangri-la]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Dedera|first=Don|title=The Man Who Spoiled Paradise|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|place=[[Los Angeles]]|date=January 24, 1971|page=7<!--Number from bottom right corner-->}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121376761/ Clipping] from [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>

Tourists and some residents were evacuated from Supai and surrounding area on August 17 and 18, 2008,<ref>{{cite web |author= Chris Dolmetsch |title= Grand Canyon Flooding Forces Evacuations, Searches (Update2) |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aYtR2v3mOEqw&refer=us |publisher= [[Bloomberg News]] |date= August 18, 2008|access-date=September 30, 2009}}</ref> due to flooding of [[Havasu Creek]] complicated by the failure of the earthen Redlands Dam (subsequent to the main flooding event<ref>{{cite web|title=Redlands dam and Grand Canyon flooding|url=http://arizonageology.blogspot.com/2008/08/redlands-dam-and-grand-canyon-flooding.html|website=Arizona Geology, blog of the State Geologist of Arizona|date=August 19, 2008|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Dougherty|first1=John|title=New Interest in Warning System After Grand Canyon Flood|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/03flood.html|website=The New York Times|date=September 3, 2008|access-date=April 19, 2018}}</ref>) after a night of heavy rainfall. Evacuees were taken to [[Peach Springs, Arizona]].<ref name=bbc>{{cite web |author= Rajesh Mirchandani |title= Dam evacuations in Grand Canyon |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7567205.stm |publisher= [[BBC]] |date= August 17, 2008 |access-date=August 17, 2008}}</ref> More heavy rains were expected and a flash flood warning was put into effect, necessitating the evacuation, according to the [[National Park Service]].<ref>{{cite web |agency= Associated Press |title= Hikers located after Grand Canyon flood |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26256451 |publisher= NBC News |date=August 17, 2008 |access-date=September 30, 2009}}</ref>  The floods were significant enough to attract coverage from international media.<ref name=bbc /><ref>{{cite web |title= Honderden geëvacueerd uit Grand Canyon |url= http://www.nu.nl/algemeen/1705050/honderden-geevacueerd-uit-grand-canyon.html |publisher= Dutch online news site nu.nl |date=August 18, 2008|access-date=September 30, 2009}}</ref>

Damage to the trails, bridges, and campground was severe enough for Havasupai to close visitor access to the village, campground, and falls until the spring of 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Camping|url=http://www.havasupaitribe.com/home.html|publisher=HavasupaiTribe.com|date=February 19, 2009|access-date=September 30, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219002135/http://havasupaitribe.com/home.html|archive-date=February 19, 2009}}</ref> Further flooding in 2010 resulted in damage to repairs made previously and closures effective until May 2011.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} In July 2018, flash flooding forced the helicopter evacuation of 200 visitors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilbertson |first=Dawn |date=July 12, 2018 |title=Flash flood closes Havasupai Falls area of Grand Canyon; 200 tourists evacuated |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/arizona/2018/07/12/havasupai-falls-flash-flooding-forces-tourist-evacuations/779156002/ |access-date=July 12, 2022 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref> All tourism was suspended from March 2020 until February 2023 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yeager |first=Melissa |date=June 11, 2021 |title=Havasupai Falls won't reopen until 2022. Here's what we know about reservations, rebooking |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/arizona/hiking/2021/06/11/havasupai-falls-closed-until-2022/7661148002/ |access-date=July 12, 2022 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yeager |first=Melissa |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Arizona's Havasu Falls closed to visitors until 2023 |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/havasu-falls-closed-until-2023 |access-date=July 12, 2022 |website=Lonely Planet |language=en}}</ref>