Los Angeles (AFP) – Dozens of people have been plucked to safety by National Guard helicopter crews this week as floods devastate Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Over three days Montana National Guard units scrambled to reach 87 people cut off by raging rivers that have swept through the park and its surroundings following torrential rain and rapid snowmelt. “At the request of local officials, the Montana National Guard continues to assist with search and rescue operations due to significant flooding in South Central Montana,” the National Guard said in a release Wednesday. The…