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Photos: Fort Lauderdale Residents Assess Damage Wrought by Historic Flooding

By Michele Eve Sandberg and Tom Finkel
Apr 18, 2023

As South Florida braced for a day of spring rains, Fort Lauderdale residents had little reason to suspect they were in for a severe flood –– nearly 25 inches of rain in 24 hours –– the likes of which comes around every 1,000 years.