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Residents of Kamloops spent Canada Day cleaning up after a flash flood that forced them from their homes Tuesday night.

Mud and debris surrounded homes at Oakdale Mobile Home Park in the Westsyde neighbourhood of the city following the intense rain storm.

The city declared a local state of emergency, and about 60 homes were evacuated.

"The manager’s trailer at the end fell off its foundation, it slid right off," resident Terry Moore told CTV.

It was unlike anything her community has ever seen, she said.

"We've had a little water backing up from the rain, but never an epic flood like this where we've got feet and feet of water," she said.

Residents in the park won’t have hydro or gas utilities restored until Friday, but were allowed to return home Wednesday night.

Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar said: “Cleanup is going to take a little while in terms of getting mud and debris away and, obviously, drying things out is going to be quite a process as well,” he said.

Emergency Social Services provided vouchers for those who need somewhere to stay, and the provincial government is offering financial assistance to help residents repair the damage.

– with files from CTV Vancouver