(14 Jun 2024)
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Aventura, Florida – 14 June 2024
1. Juan Gomez showing water damage inside his apartment
2. Rug outside drying
3. Gomez showing how high the water was
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Juan Gomez, Aventura, Florida resident:
"We were taking water from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. that night. And we did as much as we could. Yeah, but still some furniture got damaged. Some of the kitchen cabinets and the bathroom cabinets got damaged because of the water and the material in the floors, definitely, they need to be changed."
5. Various of Gomez showing flooding videos on his phone
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Juan Gomez, Aventura, Florida resident:
"So it is hard and we have to be prepared. I would suggest we are going to do it. We are going to be more prepared. In fact, we are trying to get some supplies if something comes in the few next weeks. So, like sandbags, more supplies to be prepared."
7. Various of vehicles driving through flood water
STORYLINE:
Although more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) in southern parts of the state appear to have passed.
Some neighborhood streets in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas still have standing water, although it is rapidly receding.
That is according to officials. Forecasters say the heaviest rain came over the past three days in South Florida and is now less likely.
Juan Gomez, a 27-year resident of South Florida, has never seen flooding as severe as the recent storm that hit his rental unit at Biscayne Lake Gardens in Aventura.
He is now preparing for future storms, having experienced firsthand the devastating effects of flooding on his property.
The no-name storm system pushed across Florida from the Gulf of Mexico at roughly the same time as the early June start of hurricane season, which this year is forecast to be among the most active in recent memory amid concerns that climate change is increasing storm intensity.
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