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Families mopping up after flooding ruins homes
Residents were cleaning up Thursday after the flash flood. Of the six homes in the Staples subdivision, one was destroyed and the others were damaged to the extent that no one will be able to live there until cleanup and repairs are completed. A flash-flood watch remained in effect for all of southwest Utah until 10 p.m. on Thursday.
"I knew the water was coming," said Luann Staples. "I was on the Internet and saw a flash-flood warning. I looked outside and saw the stream rising and called the kids to get out."
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"We were really excited about it, and we told our kids there was a lot for each of them if they wanted to build a home here," said Luann Staples Thursday as she gently rocked back and forth in a carved rocking chair, looking outside her living room at the remnants of her once beautifully landscaped side yard.
Five of the couple's six children took them up on their offer and wound up building homes next door to each other. Despite the proximity to the creek, none of the Staples children purchased flood insurance, although it had been discussed, said Luann Staples, who did purchase the insurance for her home.
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