Flood Grant Program Provides Financial Help For Homeowners
If your budget is being hit hard by flood insurance premiums there may be relief in sight.
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If your budget is being hit hard by flood insurance premiums there may be relief in sight.
Another day and another round of strong storms for South Florida. In Broward County, there were numerous reports of wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph as the storms rolled in this afternoon.
Residents of a Miami Beach condo remain out of their homes Friday after the building was deemed unsafe due to flooding caused by Thursday's rain.
Thursday's rain left a mess in Miami Beach when a condo began taking on water.
Storm preparations require supplies and experts offer a shopping list of those necessary items.
Pets affected by the flood stricken area of Kennett, Missouri are up for adoption at The Humane Society of Broward County.The animals up fro adoption include approximately 20 dogs and 16 cats.
Parts of South Florida received more than 2 inches of rain overnight and into the morning commute, snarling the drive into work while delivering much-needed rain to drought-stricken areas.
A new lake formed late Tuesday afternoon in the area of Miller Drive and SW 120th Avenue, flooding homes, businesses, and stranding an empty Miami-Dade school bus in a sinkhole.
Later this year, in September, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA is scheduled to begin revamping its flood maps for residents in Broward County. The CBS4 I-Team spent four months taking an in-depth look at those maps and the system for determining who pays and who doesn't.
The CBS4 I-Team has discovered that thousands of residents are paying for mandatory flood insurance even though they're living in the highest elevations in South Florida.
Residents of one Miami-Dade neighborhood got off to a soggy start Sunday when a water main burst and flooded their streets.
Because of an eye-opening CBS4 I-Team report on flood insurance rates, two prominent senators took a step toward providing relief for South Florida residents and others across the nation who are struggling to afford coverage for their homes.
Wine might get better with age, but there's nothing fine about aging flood maps. Yet the CBS4 I-Team has discovered that the rates many South Floridians pay for flood insurance are based on outdated, inaccurate, and flawed mapping standards and techniques.
The CBS4 I-Team has learned of new, potentially wide-ranging problems with FEMA trailers and the formaldehyde fumes in them. We've reported how they've been banned by FEMA already, but I-Team has learned that could create a major housing shortage should a storm hit here this summer.
