Flooding continues to spur Edgewood residents after June downpour, April 2023 flood

MAYBE IMPACTING PARTS OF FLORIDA HERE OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 7 DAYS HERE. A WAYS TO GO HERE. A LOT WILL HAPPEN. WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON THIS AS WELL AS OUR SHOWER CHANCE. I WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE COME BACK WITH THE FORECAST. >> ANOTHER DEVASTATING FLOOD IN THE EDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD IN FORT LAUDERDALE HIT AFTER LAST WEEK'S HEAVY RAINFALL. HOMES AFFECTED BY THE RECORD RAINFALL LAST YEAR IN APRIL. STEVE TALKED TO NEIGHBORS WHO ARE FED UP WITH THE FLOODING. >> RAIN FEELS FEAR OF RUNNING FOR ANNA. >> THAT'S MY SON'S BEDROOM. WE HAVE FLOODED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. >> Reporter: SHE LEFT HER HOUSE THIS WEEK WHILE THE RAINFALL WORKED ITS WAY THROUGH HER STREET IN THE EDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. >> I DID IT THE LAST TIME AND I GOT STRANDED. ANYTIME IT RAINS I START TO PANIC. >> Reporter: IT REMINDS HER OF THE HISTORIC FLOODING IN APRIL 2023. HER HOUSE WAS FILLED WITH WATER. >> I LOST THREE VEHICLES IN THE APRIL FLOOD. HAVING A RESCUE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TOOK BOTH MY HUSBAND OR MY DOGS OUT. >> IT WAS TERRIFYING. >> THE CITY SPENT MILLIONS UPDATING THE DRAINAGE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION PRESENT -- PRESIDENT TELLS ME IT HAS NOT BEEN ACTIVATED YET. >> IT JUST KEEPS DELAYING AND DELAYING AND DELAYING. >> Reporter: IN THE MEANTIME, SHE DOES NOT WANT ANYMORE FLOODING DEVALUING HER HOUSE OF 24 YEARS AND HER WAY OF LIFE, ESPECIALLY SINCE HURRICANE SEASON IS NOW

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Published: Sun Jun 16 2024