SALT LAKE CITY — Saturday’s historic rain in portions of northern Utah caused major flooding that left some families overwhelmed with cleanup.

One of the hardest hit areas was the Willow Place neighborhood in Rose Park. It backs up to a canal that overflowed Saturday.

On Sunday, many of the homes on Sir Philip Drive and 800 North looked the same. Piles of sandbags jutted up against people’s clothing, stuffed animals, furniture and pieces of family memories.

One Rose Park family who’s lived in their house for decades says they’ve never seen flooding this catastrophic.

They were on vacation in Las Vegas when it happened.

“My sister was just checking on the camera, just in case the house is okay, and then I heard her saying, ‘oh, it’s flooded,'” Tam Ly said.

She and her sister, Hanh L

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