Water fills flood-prone areas in Miami-Dade during ongoing downpour
Parts of Miami-Dade County flooded Wednesday amid ongoing wet weather, with more rain in the forecast. Parts of Miami-Dade County have experienced flooding due to ongoing wet weather, with more rain expected in the forecast. Residents in Miami's Edgewater neighborhood, along with parts of Miami's Brickell neighborhood, have been unable to go to work due to flooding. City officials have installed pumps in the neighborhood to redirect storm water to the bay, and parts of Bricke have also flooded. The flooding has caused many residents to lose their cars, including Elizabeth Martin who lost her car once due to the flooding.
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MIAMI – Parts of Miami-Dade County flooded Wednesday amid ongoing wet weather, with more rain in the forecast.
Local 10 News spoke to frustrated residents in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood who couldn’t go to work because of flooding.
“My cousin lives like right in the middle of the pond, and right now she couldn’t go to work,” resident Elizabeth Martin said.
Martin has even lost her car once.
“This is my second car because one of my cars was parked where the flooding was happening, so like, it died,” she said.
City officials installed pumps in the neighborhood that redirected the storm water to the bay.
Parts of Miami’s Brickell neighborhood also flooded too.
“The rain was really bad. The street was full of water and it starts to get into our store,” Claudia Fernanda, with Kanu Pet, said.
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