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Mother Nature Ups The Ante Throughout S. Florida
Weather across South Florida created havoc for residents. From power outage, to damages to homes, to traffic, residents are coping with the circumstances until the rainy weather passes.
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Weather across South Florida created havoc for residents. From power outage, to damages to homes, to traffic, residents are coping with the circumstances until the rainy weather passes.
FEMA reversed itself on who is and who is not in a flood zone, in parts of Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The "about face" comes after CBS4 I-Team Reporter Stephen Stock exposed inaccurate FEMA flood maps.
Another day and another round of strong storms for South Florida. In Broward County, there were numerous reports of wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph as the storms rolled in this afternoon.
Storm preparations require supplies and experts offer a shopping list of those necessary items.
Pets affected by the flood stricken area of Kennett, Missouri are up for adoption at The Humane Society of Broward County.The animals up fro adoption include approximately 20 dogs and 16 cats.
A new lake formed late Tuesday afternoon in the area of Miller Drive and SW 120th Avenue, flooding homes, businesses, and stranding an empty Miami-Dade school bus in a sinkhole.
In an instant, a large area of Southwest Miami-Dade was flooded when a giant four-foot water main broke. Horses were stranded, buildings flooded, and a school bus was trapped in a sinkhole
Later this year, in September, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA is scheduled to begin revamping its flood maps for residents in Broward County. The CBS4 I-Team spent four months taking an in-depth look at those maps and the system for determining who pays and who doesn't.
The CBS4 I-Team has discovered that thousands of residents are paying for mandatory flood insurance even though they're living in the highest elevations in South Florida.
Because of an eye-opening CBS4 I-Team report on flood insurance rates, two prominent senators took a step toward providing relief for South Florida residents and others across the nation who are struggling to afford coverage for their homes.
Wine might get better with age, but there's nothing fine about aging flood maps. Yet the CBS4 I-Team has discovered that the rates many South Floridians pay for flood insurance are based on outdated, inaccurate, and flawed mapping standards and techniques.
The CBS4 I-Team has learned of new, potentially wide-ranging problems with FEMA trailers and the formaldehyde fumes in them. We've reported how they've been banned by FEMA already, but I-Team has learned that could create a major housing shortage should a storm hit here this summer.
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Nationwide, the CDC says the COVID virus level in wastewater is now "high" for the first time since last winter.
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