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Heavy floods have swept through Florida (USA). Faced with the waves, the inhabitants were forced to leave their homes.
A man swimming across the street, symbol of a city submerged by water. In Fort Lauderdale (Florida, USA), more than 60 centimeters of rain fell in 24 hours. Entire roads have become rivers. Some residents have to travel by hydrofoil or canoe. “There are many people who have not been able to stay at homeremarks Alex Ortiz, resident of Fort Lauderdale. They had to evacuate. We were out with the canoes by 3:30 a.m..”
Air traffic at a standstill
“We’ve lived there for more than 40 years and this has never happened. We have more than 35 centimeters of water everywhere in the house, up to the bed”, laments for her part Nancy Morales, Floridian affected by the floods. At the airport, the planes also found themselves with their wheels in the water. Thursday, April 13, air traffic remained paralyzed all day. The coastal area of the region is still on flood alert.
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