Parts of northern Miami remain flooded after heavy rains

Several neighborhoods in the northern part of Miami-Dade County remain under over a foot of water days after heavy storms hit South Florida.

The floods have trapped some residents of the northeast area inside their homes, leading the Miami-Dade Fire Department rescue teams to intervene to evacuate them, as reported by Local 10 newspaper.

"It doesn't go down much, especially at home," said Lidie Thurc, who lives near the 1100 block of 144th Street in northeast Miami-Dade. "We still have a lot of water in the house. I can't go out because the water outside is higher than inside," the media outlet cited.

Thurc recounted the harrowing experience since the torrential rains began, revealing how parts of her home and community were submerged under water, which forced her to seek help.

She, along with her two young children, her mother, and her husband, were rescued by emergency teams this Friday, while some showers were still reported.

While Thurc's family sought refuge in a dry place, their neighbors struggled to navigate on foot or by vehicle through the flooded streets.

Residents hope that county workers will soon help alleviate the floods so they can start cleaning up and save what they can.

The Miami-Dade Fire Department has been actively assisting the community, deploying ladder trucks to offer help to those in need.

Likewise, animal rescuers have had to seek help to relocate dozens of cats rescued from the floods. Many have drowned, they lamented.

In images shared by Telemundo 51, you can see streets that remain flooded, hindering the transit of vehicles and pedestrians. Yet, there are some movements among the waters of people going out to seek essential products.

Other stories have been covered by Local 10, who interviewed Fort Lauderdale residents who were affected by the heavy rains.

Residents in southern Florida were warned on Thursday that more heavy rains are expected in the coming days due to a tropical disturbance that has triggered significant flash floods.

Fortunately, the disturbance has not reached cyclone status and only has a slight chance of developing into a tropical system as it moves into the Atlantic Ocean after crossing Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.