Torrential downpours inundated Southeast Florida on Thursday, bringing total rainfall in the Fort Lauderdale region to more than two feet in recent days, with widespread flooding that blocked roads, closed schools and shut down an airport.
Preliminary reports showed that about 25 inches of rain had fallen in Fort Lauderdale, making it a 1 in a 1,000-year weather event, the National Weather Service said.
Some 2 million people in Broward County were under a flood warning as relentless rain drenched the area. Parts of Florida's Atlantic Coast north of Miami have already seen 20 inches of rain over the last several days, the NWS said.Video footage on social media showed sheets of rain pounding the area as flood waters reached the tops of cars, and people wading through waters. In one video, a person swam in waters that had flooded a roadway.
Emergency management crews answered rescue calls overnight, the city of Fort Lauderdale said on its website early on Thursday, noting that there were flood conditions throughout the area.
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