South Florida has received unprecedented amounts of rainfall in some areas, primarily in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, which has left some areas with severe flooding and damage that will affect residents of this region over the of the next few days. .
To understand what has happened with the amount of rain that has fallen in recent days, according to preliminary information from the National Weather Service, a cumulative 25.91 inches of rain was recorded in Fort Lauderdale through Thursday morning, exceeding a far cry from the previous record of 14.59 inches in 1979. Additionally, 18.16 inches were reported in Hollywood, 17.30 inches in Dania Beach, 15.06 inches in Plantation, and 14.58 inches in Lauderhill. In Miami-Dade, Coconut Grove saw the most rainfall with a total of 13.15 inches over the past 24 hours.
Telemundo 51’s special coverage collects images that show the scale of the emergency caused by the rains.
AERIAL IMAGES IN FORT LAUDERDALE
The Telemundo 51 helicopter toured the areas most affected by the rains.
FLOODED FORT LAUDERDALE AIRPORT RUNWAY
Flooding in adjacent streets and in some areas of the tracks forced the suspension of operations from Wednesday evening.
STREETS TURNED INTO WATER CHANNELS
RESCUE WORK AT BROWARD
Large areas of Broward County have been badly affected by severe flooding.