Record floodwaters slowly receded in Washington state on Saturday, allowing residents to assess the damage and begin the difficult clean up.

In Burlington, Washington, a farming community about an hour north of Seattle, residents began to empty their homes of damaged furniture.

Some properties were still surrounded by water.

"Very heartbroken. I know it's like materialistic stuff, but there were stuff. So it's really hard. But we're gonna try our best to like get through it all," said Argentina Dominguez, as family and friends helped her clean up the home she shares with her sister.

"We're just trying to get everything off the floor so we can start over," she added.

While Saturday was dry, more heavy rain was expected to arrive Sunday.

Authorities warned that waters would remain high for days, and that there was still danger from potential levee failures or mudslides.

"We're we're happy that it's receded, but with three to four inches, anything goes as far as building back up to those levels," said Jeff Goss as he assessed some damage to his home.

"And so if that gets back up there again before it's receded enough, we could be right back in the same position to have water here in the neighborhood," he said.

AP video by Manuel Valdes