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A Salt Lake City neighborhood faced severe flooding as a canal overflowed Saturday.

Over 20 homes were affected with significant damage, and many lack flood insurance.

Salt Lake County has been working on a new pump system to prevent future flooding issues.

SALT LAKE CITY — A west-side neighborhood was hit especially hard by the rain Saturday. First responders estimate more than 20 homes were flooded, some with feet of water in their basements.

The Willow Place neighborhood sits just east of the Salt Lake City airport. Between the homes and I-215 runs a drainage canal built for water runoff, but Saturday, that canal overflowed into backyards — and then into the street and people's homes.

David Durr has lived in his Willow Place home for

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