Miami-Dade scrambling to repair damage from some of the worst floods in two decades
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Miami Herald) Multiple streetlights are down in Doral. Miami, Hialeah and Doral blocked off roads to deal with continued flooding. Cars now await their owners in tow yards. Employees were trapped overnight at the countys animal shelter.
Hard and fast rain on Tuesday triggered some of the worst floods in Miami-Dade County since 2000, according to the mayors of Doral and Hialeah. Cities scrambled to repair the damage as flooding returned Wednesday afternoon after three days of intense rainfall.
In a press release, the American Red Cross said it had coordinated emergency aid for more than 60 families impacted by the flooding. Thirty-nine of those families were in a Miami mobile home community, where water entered some homes. ...............(more)
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