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PBS News Hour - Segments

News Wrap: South Florida cleans up from flooding while bracing for more rain

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

In our news wrap Friday, South Florida is hoping for a break from the rain after several days of downpours led to flash flooding, NATO defense ministers approved a plan to provide long-term aid and military training to Ukraine, Muslims started their annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and Catholic Bishops apologized to Native American communities for their role in a history of trauma. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Now to the day's other news, South Florida is hoping for a break from the rain after several days of

0:06.0

downpours that have led to flash flooding.

0:08.9

There's more rain in the forecast tonight and tomorrow, but it's not expected to be as bad as what the regions seen this week.

0:15.4

Amna has the details.

0:19.8

South Floridians began the day cleaning up from torrential rains and navigating flooded streets

0:27.8

as they braced for more storms ahead.

0:30.2

Hopefully it's not approaching the levels that it was, but we've got a lot of resources

0:34.8

staged here and we'll be able to offer the state's assistance.

0:39.6

Since Tuesday, a series of storms from the Gulf of Mexico has swamped much of Florida's Everglades.

0:45.2

Dumping almost two feet of rain in some areas.

0:48.5

In less than a day, Ted Rico towed more than two dozen vehicles out of the water.

0:53.0

It looked like a beginning to a zombie movie, just cars littered everywhere on top of sidewalks and the median in the middle of the street, no lights on.

1:00.0

Just craziness, you know know abandoned cars everywhere native Floridian

1:05.2

Sharlea Johnson was struck by how fast the water surged into her home

1:10.3

flew in through both entrances just came in from both sides and I was not overwhelmed. However, I've been through this. I'm from the keys. I've been through it a lot.

1:23.0

Waterlogged tracks paralyzed railway systems

1:26.0

and flooded roads force Floridians

1:28.0

to find other ways to get around.

1:32.0

At Miami International in Fort Lauderdale Airport's more than 900 flights were

1:36.6

cancelled or delayed as of Thursday night and for five counties across Florida

1:41.3

South a state of emergency declared earlier this week

1:44.3

remains in place. In other headlines, NATO defense ministers approved a plan today

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