Flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel forced the Desert Bar, a remote saloon near Parker, to close for the first time in its 43-year history over the weekend, while waterlogged roads also led to several rescues in western Arizona. Nico Rangoussis, who works at the bar’s Dusty Boot Cookhouse, said the rain sent water cascading down nearby mountains and made the access road impassable. He said he drove through floodwater Sunday morning to help coworkers whose cars had become stuck on the way to work. Rangoussis said the water rose nearly to his car window. The road was so flooded, he said, that crossing it would have required a boat or jet ski. The Desert Bar’s employees were safe, the business said. Elsewhere, five people were stranded near Mohave Wash, south of Lake Havasu City, after car trouble. As the wash surged, their Jeep was swept away. At Topock Lake, two vehicles drove around barricades and onto a flooded highway. Mohave County Search and Rescue said everyone in the incidents got out of their vehicles safely. The Desert Bar is drying out and clearing its road, and plans to reopen this coming weekend. Rangoussis said conditions changed rapidly as the flooding reshaped the terrain.