MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Pumps were hard at work overnight in Miami to mitigate water damage that had already been done.
The clouds took over Miami-Dade County’s normally sun splashed skyline Monday, drenching communities along Biscayne Boulevard.
Areas known to flood quickly turned into rivers.
One by one, drivers could be seen paying the consequences for trying to get through the deep water.
“I hope my car is not flooded right now,” one person in the area told Local 10 News.
Jose Gonzalez said he is providing his towing services for those left stuck.
“Ninety-nine percent of them become (a) total loss,” he said.
The pounding rain was blinding on South Florida’s highways, causing slowdowns up and down Interstate 95.
All the rain led to multiple vehicle crashes in both Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
The rain also came down hard in places like Hollywood.
There was just so much water, left with nowhere to go, overwhelming many people.
It’s a familiar sight for those living near Biscayne and the I-395 overpass, who are now wondering why this continues to happen.
“They need to have signs here that say, like, ‘Warning,’” one resident said. “This happens all the time.”