Hundreds of sandbags line the streets of 1700 South and surrounding neighborhoods, thanks to residents who volunteered all night to prevent potential flood waters from damaging their homes.
Hundreds of sandbags line the streets of 1700 South and surrounding neighborhoods, residents like Japheth and Brittany Long were out sandbagging Thursday for hours to prevent potential flood waters from damaging their homes.
If sandbags are not enough, the Longs say they have a backup plan Brittany's brother devised based on the 1983 Lake Powell intervention at Glen Canyon Dam. Just down the street dozens of volunteers, shovels in hand, came to help with sandbagging. Wednesday night Salt Lake City says they had hundreds, if not thousands, of people, also show up to help.
Despite the stress the flood is causing, Friele and the Longs say Salt Lake City has prepared well from crews responding to prior notices.
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