LAND SPARKING A FIRE TOUR SADLY DIED IN THE CRASH. HIS TWO PASSENGERS IN THE
PEOPLE IN THE CAR ALL DID
SURVIVE.
>> SO SAID.
THANK YOU.
>>> MANY PARTS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
STORE SERIOUS FLOODING OVER THE
WE CAN.
THANKS TO THE TROPICAL
DISTURBANCE THAT BECAME
TROPICAL STORM ALEX.
THE BIG QUESTION NOW CAN
ANYTHING BE DONE TO KEEP US
FROM GOING UNDERWATER AGAIN
THIS HURRICANE SEASON?
LIVE TEAM COVERAGE IAN MARGOL
IN HOLLYWOOD.
WE BEGIN WITH ALEX FINNEY LIVE
IN MIAMI.
PUMPS ARE STILL WORKING
OVERTIME.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
YOU QUESTION THEIR WILL YOU BE
ABLE TO KEEP UP?
THAT’S WHAT WE WERE LOOKING TO
ANSWER TODAY.
AS A MATTER FACT WE ARE IN Ã
NEIGHBOR.
ONE AREA REALLY AFFECTED BY THE
FLOODING FROM OVER THE WEEK OF
IT BEHIND ME THIS TEMPORARY
PUMP THEY HAVE IN PLACE UNTIL
THEY FIND A PERMANENT FIX.
>> THE SPECTER MIAMI LOOKS MORE
LIKE A LAKE.
THE SAME GOES FOR THE FRONT
YARD.
>> THE STORY HOW TO ADJUST THE
FLOODING NUMBER.
>> MAYOR SUAREZ ON MONDAY TAKE
A LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE FLOOD
PRONE AREAS IN |
>> THIS 1 AND NORTHWEST 32ND
STREET AND 21ST.
>> MY NEIGHBORS SAID LOSE
EVERYTHING CHRISTMASY LOOKING
AT A $15 MILLION FIX TO GET THE
FUNDING UNDER CONTROL BECAUSE
THE ELEVATION IS SO LOW.
>> THE SNEADS TWO PUMPS.
WHICH ARE HIGH CAPITAL
EXPENSES.
>> THE FIRST PUMP TRUCK THEY
HAD FLOODED A REPLACEMENT HAS
IMPORTANT.
>> IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA REX
WATER IS GETTING INTO ÃWE HAD
A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WORK SUAREZ
IS FIXING THAT ISSUE LED TO A
GREATER FLOODING PROGRESS WHAT
AFTER THAT WAS THEY PUT
SOMETHING TO PREVENT THE WATER
FROM OUTFLOWING.
THE PROMISE IT KEEPS THE LORD
INSIDE WHICH GRADES FLOODING ON
THE INSIDE.
>> THE CITY WORK WITH FDOT TO
FIX THE PROBLEM.
>> SOUTH FLORIDA WATER
MANAGEMENT SAYS THE DOWNTOWN
AREA SAW SIX INCHES OF RAIN IN
60 MINUTES.
THE SYSTEM CANNOT KEEP UP.
>> AT THE PUBLIC SET ÃVILLAGE
SOME OF THE WORST FLOODING THE
CITY NOW PLANNING TO CONNECT
THAT PUMP TO ÃTHAT HAS THE
CAPACITY TO HANDLE THE VOLUME
WATER MANAGEMENT A GOOD POINT
THEY SAID SOME AREAS SAW 13
INCHES OF RAIN.
THERE IS NO FLOOD CONTROL
SYSTEM DESIGNED TO BE ABLE TO
SUCCESSFULLY KEEP UP WITH THE
AMOUNT OF RAIN WE SAW OVER THE
WEEKEND.
MAYOR SUAREZ DID ADDRESS SOME
ISSUES GOING FOR PRETTY SAID
WHAT WE SAW TODAY IS PART OF A
BIGGER MORE ROBUST PLAN.
AGAIN YOU ARE A FEW DAYS INTO
HURRICANE SEASON.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN PREVENT SOME
OF THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
IN THE COMING MONTHS.
>> LIVE IN MIAMI, ALEX FINNEY,
>> RESIDENTS ASKING FOR HELP.
>>> BROWARD COUNTY FAMILIES IN
HOLLYWOOD SOME MORE THAN A FOR
RAIN FOR CITY LEADERS SAY THIS
WEEK AND WAS A GREAT TEST TO
SEE HOW PREPARED THEY ARE.
FOR THE FUTURE.
LOCAL 10 IAN MARGOL CONTINUES
LIVE TEAM COVERAGE.
>> LIKE ALEX SAID ALL THE
CITIES ARE SAYING THERE’S NOT A
FLOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT
EXIST THAT CAN HANDLE, TRAIN
THAT QUICKLY.
THEY SAY IT WAS A GOOD TEST FOR
THE REST OF HURRICANE SEASON.
>> EVERY DRAINAGE SYSTEM OUT
THERE WAS NOT REALLY
NECESSARILY DESIGN TO HANDLE
THAT MUCH WATER IN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME.
>> BROWARD COUNTY INUNDATED
WITH WATER OVER THE WE CAN.
WITH CERTAIN AREAS LIKE
HOLLYWOOD GETTING MORE THAN A
FOOT OF RAIN.
>> IN HOLLYWOOD MONDAY CREWS
PUTTING WAY SANDBAGS AND
BARRICADES AND CLEANING DEBRIS
AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS.
AROUND THE CITY OF THE WEEKEND
WE SAW SEVERAL SPOTS THAT HAD
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT FLOODWATERS
IN THE CITY SAYS IT’S THE SAME
AREAS THAT ALWAYS SEEM TO GET
INUNDATED.
>> SOME PUMPS DID FAIL.
AT CERTAIN POINTS.
AND CREWS WERE DEPLOYED AND
BROUGHT THEM ONLINE PRETTY
QUICKLY.
WE DID SEE ISSUES HERE AND
THERE.
>> THERE WAS A SIMILAR SCENE IN
POMPANO BEACH BUT THE CITY
TELLS US IT WAS FLOODING IN
DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREES.
>> IT’S ALWAYS THE SAME AREAS.
YOU KNOW AT ANY AFTERNOON STORM
DURING THE SUMMER IT FLOODS.
>> SO YOU KNOW THE AREAS ARE
GOING TO FLOOD.
>> FALSITIES TELLS THIS IS A
GREAT TEST FOR THE UTILITIES
AND OTHER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
STAFF.
AND THEY READY FOR THE REST OF
HURRICANE SEASON.
>> IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE AN
ACTIVE STORM SEASON.
SO IT REALLY DOES HELP AND WE
ARE IN GEAR AND READY TO GO.
>> WE GOT A LOT OF CALLS FROM
VIEWERS ABOUT FLOODING IN
OAKLAND PARK.
I SPOKE WITH THE CITY OF
CAMERA.
THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY DID
NOT HAVE ANY MALFUNCTIONS FROM
PUMPS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THEY HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS WORKING
PROPERLY.
TO MAKE SURE THE REST OF THE
SEASON STAYS DRIER.
>> LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD, IAN