Edgewood enclave in Fort Lauderdale remembers flood of 2023
Families are still recovering from the damage and losses.
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Families are still recovering from the damage and losses.
This week marks two years since the historic floods that devastated Fort Lauderdale.
Two low-end weather threats, damaging winds and flash flooding, are forecast to develop as a cold front moves across the region.
Locals said the flooding has worsened in recent years, making it difficult to navigate local streets even after brief storms.
Torrential weekend rain left parts of Miami-Dade County under water Sunday, washing out roads, damaging buildings and stranding residents in their homes from North Miami to South Beach.
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An area of low pressure moved through the Gulf towards South Florida.
Water submerged cars and buildings in Kentucky and mudslides blocked roads in Virginia as heavy rain and dangerous flooding struck the eastern U.S.
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Eileen Bicaba, who has lived in her home since 1994, said flooding was never an issue until around 2018.
The study found that "compound flooding" will become more common.
The study, commissioned by Broward County, found that "compound flooding" - a mix of tidal flooding, storm surge and heavy rainfall - will become more common.
South Florida is under a weather alert, with heavy rainfall allowing for the potential of flooding in some areas of Miami-Dade County. Winds are gusty with temperatures in the 70s.
Researchers say human-caused climate change dealt people an average of nearly six weeks of extra extreme heat in 2024, while also fueling more destructive storms.
Pumping stations to ease problems in Edgewater and River Oaks neighborhoods.
CBs News Miami's Joan Murray is in Fort Lauderdale where the city has completed three pumping stations designed to deal with the flood-prone neighborhoods of Edgewood and River Oaks. In April 2023 there was devastating flooding in the area.
Broward County experienced heavy rain Wednesday, leaving flooded homes and businesses.
CBS News Miami's Peter D'Oench on heavy rain that pummeled Broward County on Wednesday morning, causing widespread flooding that inundated homes, businesses and streets across the area.
Spain's worst floods in decades have left whole neighborhoods covered in mud and strewn with mangled cars and debris. More than 200 people have died and many more are missing.
Floods sparked by torrential rain in Spain's Valencia region have left at least 158 people dead and others missing amid mud-caked debris.
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City memo limits waivers and inspections as residents push for quieter nights downtown.
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West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said the family expects Andrew Wolfe to be in acute care for another two to three weeks.
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Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
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The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Florida's Republican-dominated congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to drop a plan that would allow new oil drilling off the state's coast.
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide the legality of President Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.
A federal judge granted a Justice Department request to unseal grand jury transcripts from a federal investigation in Florida into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
A U.S. District Court decision to end the deployment of National Guard members to Washington, D.C., is now on hold.
Investigations released by the Navy into accidents involving the Truman Carrier Strike Group recommended ensuring processes are followed even when faced with adversity.
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ByHeart said it can't rule out that all of its baby formula across all product lots could be contaminated, citing recent test results.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Frank Gehry was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Netflix on Friday said it will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO.
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Jimmy Cliff, who famously sang about the "many rivers" we all must cross, has died after suffering a seizure and pneumonia, his family say.
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