Can these cars float? See videos of flooding streets and sinking vehicles in Miami storm
Did the driver in the Mini Cooper know what was ahead?
Streets in downtown Miami, Brickell, Miami Beach and Hollywood are flooding early Saturday as rain from a no-name storm continues to swamp South Florida. And that means cars are swamped. Stalled. Abandoned. Floating. Sinking.
First responders tell us not to drive on flooded streets. But people gotta move (to and from work, from the nightclubs, from wherever) and that means trouble on the roads.
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Miami Fire-Rescue says it already has responded to calls of “multiple cars” in deep water.
And those people out and about are shooting video and posting pictures of what it’s like out there. And it ain’t pretty.
About 10 inches of rain has fallen on the region so far, meteorologists say, and there’s more to come. That means more flooding, too.
Miami officials warn not to retrieve your car if you have abandoned it in high water: “The flood prevents you from seeing hazards, such as, electric wires, cracks or others.”
Miami Fire-Rescue has six high-water vehicles on the roads to help drivers and passengers stranded in floodwaters.
“Please stay off the road and do not drive through floods,” Miami Fire-Rescue said.
This story was originally published June 4, 2022 at 7:48 AM with the headline "Can these cars float? See videos of flooding streets and sinking vehicles in Miami storm."
