Those who live in Utah have probably heard about the devastating mudslide/flood that happened in Logan on Saturday but for those of you that haven't you can read/watch it on this link.
The canal that broke is just a block from my house and just a few days before this happened, we took Sal up there to swim in it. It was so deep he couldn't even touch the bottom and now it's completely empty. All that water ran though the streets and houses close by and drained into the Logan River which is located behind the houses just across the street from us. Since our house was on the other side of the street and higher up, the water only made it about 2 feet up on our grass and driveway, but it drained through the houses of our neighbors directly across from us. I, along with many others in my neighborhood, spent several hours on Saturday working to stop the water from doing more damage, and cleaning up all the mud left behind after all the water was gone. Brody was one of the many volunteers that helped on Sunday but sadly, I had to work. We were so lucky that our house wasn't damaged, but so many houses in our ward and neighborhood are flooded and covered in mud. I feel especially sad and heartbroken for the family who lived in the house that was collapsed from the canal. My thoughts and prayers are with their family and loved ones.
Here are the pictures that I took on Saturday:
This was taken from our driveway
Again, from our front yard
Looking up the street from our house
Walking on the sidewalk
The intersection of 200 n (my street) and Crockett
A house on Crockett
This next picture was taken on Sunday when Brody was helping with the cleaning-- He found this picture on one of the news websites' photo gallery... he was looking at the crushed house.
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Here are some pictures I took today (Monday) of all the mud left over:
These two show the line where the water came to (don't mind our ugly yard, we're moving.)
9 comments:
Crazy! You guys are super lucky it didn't get any closer to your house. Sad for those that it did. I really need to watch the news every now and then.
I read about that in the news but I didn't realize it was so close to your house. Lucky for you, but unfortunately, unlucky for many others. Sad, sad news.
Thanks for sharing. That is very sad and I had no idea it was so close to you. By the way I love your new header pic!
that's seriously such a sad thing to happen to your neighborhood and that poor family that hasn't been found yet. it breaks my heart! i didn't know it was so close to your house! i'm glad you guys are ok
Wow - the pictures really help to put into perspective how bad it was and how close your house came to getting flooded.
Wow! So lucky it didn't get your home! I'm assuming it didn't get the house behind you either?? my brother is going to buy it. It's too bad you won't be living there very long. They are super cool and I know they would love you guys!
I was hoping you'd taken some picts. It was good seeing them after hearing so much about it. It's a very sad situation for sure. That's great you guys were able to help w/ the cleanup.
Wow, that all happened right after we left from that bike ride? That water all came from that river we passed? Sad! Crazy! We had fun with you guys.
I didn't realize what a big deal it was until Tuesday. That's so awful. I feel so bad for the mother and children that died. That must have been so scary for them.
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