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<blockquote data-quote="WPLG" data-source="post: 37315" data-attributes="member: 158">Residents of a Cutler Bay neighborhood continued to deal with “catastrophic” flood waters Tuesday morning, days after a tropical system dumped heavy amounts of rain across South Florida.Flood waters ran so deep in parts of the Saga Bay neighborhood that some residents reported being unable to leave their homes.Video taken by Local 10 News and viewers shows streets inundated and both cars and people navigating through high water.“It’s just one big lake back there,” one resident told Local 10 News.Senior citizens and pets appear to be especially affected.City officials said they are working to get the water out as quickly as possible, but there is no quick fix.“I’ve lived in this area since 1964, been through some of the major storms and this is something that is catastrophic,” Tim Meerbott, Cutler Bay’s mayor said. “The flooding, I haven’t seen it before and it’s not so much the issue the water coming in, it’s just it’s not going out. Unfortunately, the only thing is going to get this out of here is gravity. We don’t have enough pumps in the world to get this water gone.”The city tweeted Monday night that it is working to secure additional pump trucks and assistance and that the South Florida Water Management district continues to draw down canals.<a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/06/07/video-days-after-storm-cutler-bay-neighborhood-remains-inundated-with-catastrophic-flood-waters/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WPLG, post: 37315, member: 158"] Residents of a Cutler Bay neighborhood continued to deal with “catastrophic” flood waters Tuesday morning, days after a tropical system dumped heavy amounts of rain across South Florida. Flood waters ran so deep in parts of the Saga Bay neighborhood that some residents reported being unable to leave their homes. Video taken by Local 10 News and viewers shows streets inundated and both cars and people navigating through high water. “It’s just one big lake back there,” one resident told Local 10 News. Senior citizens and pets appear to be especially affected. City officials said they are working to get the water out as quickly as possible, but there is no quick fix. “I’ve lived in this area since 1964, been through some of the major storms and this is something that is catastrophic,” Tim Meerbott, Cutler Bay’s mayor said. “The flooding, I haven’t seen it before and it’s not so much the issue the water coming in, it’s just it’s not going out. Unfortunately, the only thing is going to get this out of here is gravity. We don’t have enough pumps in the world to get this water gone.” The city tweeted Monday night that it is working to secure additional pump trucks and assistance and that the South Florida Water Management district continues to draw down canals. [url="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/06/07/video-days-after-storm-cutler-bay-neighborhood-remains-inundated-with-catastrophic-flood-waters/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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