DORAL, Fla. There were nearly 15 inches of rain in three days. The storms turned this May into the wettest on record. With 18.89 inches it surpassed the 1968 record of 18.54 inches. And it just five hours, it created nightmarish flooding for business owners in areas of northwest Miami-Dade County. It was a dump, Diaz said, adding the area lacks the infrastructure it needs to deal with flooding.

Later Monday afternoon, a steady stream of cars flowed into Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School for a student meal distribution. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to loom, the number of people who need food is rising. If the numbers tell the story of need in Miami-Dade County, they’re perhaps most striking at the schools. The week of March 16-20, Miami-Dade County Public Schools distributed 222,518 meals across all its district schools. WHERE TO GO: Miami-Dade County Public Schools student meal distribution sites