As the song says: to the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, it rained it poured and all because of a storm and floods that have been considered historic, since it is too strange that they have occurred at this time of year and in this part of the United States.
Above all because of its intensity and if you don’t believe us, just take a look at the images that are on the networks —and that we collect here—, which show how the rains and floods collapsed Fort Lauderdale or the so-called Venice of America due to the extension of its canals.
The floods that collapsed Fort Lauderdale in Florida
CNN quoted Meteorologist Ana Torres-Vázquez, from the forecast office of the National Weather Service in Miami, nothing else for that let’s calm down the magnitude of these rains and floods.
According to the meteorologist, the rain that fell on the evening of April 12 is equivalent to what can fall during a high-level hurricane for more than a day—recorded rainfall was 20 to 25 inches.
And… that’s not all, this storm is seen as a event of 1 in a thousand years, that is, it is an event so intense that the probability of it happening in an X year is 0.1% —the quote was published anyway CNN. It’s hot, isn’t it?
Fort Lauderdale or the Venice of America is a city in Broward County, Florida.but she was not the only one affected by this storm, although the images of the floods in this area have already gone viral and in a few moments you will see why.
From the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport —which will be closed until 5 am on Friday the 14th— even schools and streets, this city entered a “flash flood emergency”, which expired during the early hours of April 13. Here are the photos and videos:
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