Flood cleanup begins in Phoenix after heavy storms
By TERRY TANG, Associated Press
Aug 20, 2014 1:03 PM CDT
Flash flood waters overrun Skunk Creek through the Sonoran Desert, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, in northwestern Phoenix. Flooding from heavy rain in the Phoenix area has forced authorities to close several major roads, including a portion of Interstate 17 about 25 miles north of the city. (AP Photo/Matt...   (Associated Press)

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix residents have started cleaning up from devastating flooding that slammed Arizona.

Employees of the Cox Cactus Farm were hard at work Wednesday as they assessed the devastation brought on by the storms.

The farm lost most of its inventory as the raging floodwaters swept away hundreds of cactuses and other plants.

Co-owner Jessica Cox estimates it will take two years to fully recover from the storm.

The National Weather Service said some areas received more rain Tuesday than they had all last summer.

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