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MONSOON rain has flooded the Las Vegas Strip, with videos on social media showing water pouring through the city’s iconic casinos.
Some of the most famous casinos, Circa Resort, Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood Casino and the LINQ Hotel, have been flooded as a result of the rampant rain on Friday.
Las Vegas hotels and casinos were flooded by monsoon rains early Friday morning[/caption]
Bystanders posted videos of the damage on social media[/caption]
A flash flood warning and severe thunderstorm warning were issued for the Las Vegas Valley early Friday morning.
Bystanders posted videos on social media, showing the destruction along Las Vegas Boulevard.
In one video, water can be seen collecting on the floor after it broke through a screen at Circa Resort & Casino.
Another video shows water rushing through the ceiling at the legendary Caesars Palace.
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Water also ripped through the parking garage of the LINQ Hotel, bringing along anything light enough for the water to carry.
The Planet Hollywood Casino also had some flooding after the rain created a huge hole in the ceiling.
Alexander Wolf, a resident of Las Vegas, told The New York Post that he saw “curtains” of rain when he had looked out his window.
“Lightning was nearly constant, and the power went out several times,” Wolf said.
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“Electric surges set the fire alarms of several buildings off, causing fire responders to have to head out into the storm to respond to them.”
No injuries have been reported at this time, Las Vegas Fire Information Officer Tim Szymanski informed The Post.
The Post also reached out to Simon Jowitt, an economic geologist and professor at the University of Las Vegas.
He said that, although flash floods don’t usually happen, monsoon season is from July to September, which residents do expect.
“We’ve got good drainage systems but sometimes the water just overloads them,” Jowitt said.
“It can also be dangerous for homeless people who sometimes live in the drainage systems for shelter.”
He continued: “The other thing is that we don’t often get rain so it’s hard to check whether roofs and the like are actually waterproof; probably what has happened in the casinos tonight.”
The Sun reached out to Circa Resort and Casino, who refused to comment and Caesars Entertainment has not returned a comment to The Sun by the time of publication.
The news of the flooding in Las Vegas comes after the horrific flood in Kentucky on Thursday.
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Over a dozen of people were killed as a result of this natural disaster and more are expected to be added to the death toll.
Homes have been submerged and the national guard had to be deployed.
Water burst through parking lots and ceilings of popular luxury spots on the Las Vegas Strip[/caption]
There appeared to be some damage, but the casinos have not made any statements as of yet[/caption]
