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‘It got dangerous’: Fort Lauderdale family evacuates house they had just repaired after flooding last year
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The storm on Wednesday felt like a nightmarish déjà vu for Geeta Rigdon and other Fort Lauderdale residents who are barely recovering from one flood to deal with another. There were pump trucks at work in the Edgewood neighborhood, yet it looked like...
Soiled toilets in restrooms, flies landing on red onions: State shuts 3 South Florida restaurants, 1 food truck
No running water, a roach spray can being “used to hold gas lines under (a) steam table” and a floor covered in standing water were among the issues that forced the state to temporarily close three South Florida restaurants and one food truck last week. The South Florida Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant and food truck inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and ...
DeSantis slashes $68.8 million from state budget in projects for Miami-Dade and Broward
Local programs in Miami-Dade and Broward focused on youth crime prevention, pedestrian safety and water quality were among the dozens of projects cut by Gov. Ron DeSantis from the state budget passed by lawmakers this year.
Flooding in South Florida: These are the cities with the highest rainfall totals
The heavy rain across South Florida this week has truly reached astonishing levels. Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Wilton Manors, Miami Beach, and Miami Shores picked up over a foot of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, while North Miami, Hollywood and Hallandale all got drenched with over a foot and a half of rainfall over that same two-day period.
After 2 Feet of Rain, Storms Winding Down in Florida
Torrential rainfall has been an issue in the Sunshine State this week with Fort Lauderdale setting a daily rainfall record of over 9" in one day. The last three days have brought over 2 feet of rain to Cypress National Reserve south of I-75 in "Alligator Alley" of Florida. Miami Beach has seen over a foot; a flash flood emergency was issued on Wednesday due to the torrential rainfall which stranded cars and flooded homes.
Fort Lauderdale Gets Respite from Rains, Flood Watch Remains as Recovery Efforts Continue
Fort Lauderdale residents begin to see an easing in the downpours that have relentlessly soaked their streets, homes, and lives over the past several days. According to the City of Fort Lauderdale's updates, the city received between a half-inch and 1.5 inches of rainfall over the last 24 hours, with an expected quarter inch more throughout the day. Recovery efforts are actively in motion, despite a Flood Watch that remains effective until 8:00 p.m. tonight.
‘THE CITY FAILS US AGAIN:’ Residents in Fort Lauderdale’s Edgewood neighborhood frustrated by severe flooding
Virgilio Batista returned to his car Thursday morning in Fort Lauderdale’s Edgewood neighborhood after it broke down amid Wednesday night’s flooding. “It was so much water,” he told Local 10 News. “I was taking water. The car was running -- when I got to that spot, it went dead.”
County asks landowner to make changes, pay fee after NBC6 investigation into Rock Pit Lake project
Chunks of concrete are piling up and headed for eternal submersion into what was once the jewel of a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood: Rock Pit Lake. Vera Armbrister and her husband have lived there for 50 years. “I really don’t know what’s going on,” Armbrister said. “And we have never seen...
Fear of flooding: Homeowners brace for ‘crazy, crazy storm’ in Fort Lauderdale and beyond
It’s deja vu all over again. The rain just keeps on coming. And some people are getting that same old feeling of dread as the floodwater creeps toward the door. It happened last year to Beverly Freeman in Fort Lauderdale, where hundreds of homes were damaged by floodwaters from a record-breaking rainstorm that hit in mid-April. And it happened again on Wednesday — although this time there was ...
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