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Hit by heavy rains, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Broward County, Florida, has been shut down following floods, with the airport seeing the highest number of flight cancellations in the country. ....
Severe flooding in South Florida has shut down schools and the local airport, as some parts of Broward County saw upward of 20 inches of rain overnight, according to preliminary reports. ....
âWeâre putting our money where our mouth isâ: DeSantis vows more than $640 million for coastal resiliency By FOX 13 News staff Published TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - On Wednesday Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed bills establishing immediate and multi-year plans to tackle flooding and coastal resiliency in the state. DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1954 at Rusty Bellies Waterfront Grill in Tarpon Springs. The bill established the Resilient Florida Grant Program to fund local resiliency projects throughout Florida. The grant program allows the state to partner with local government to address resiliency and protect coastal communities’ infrastructure and residents. We are a very flood-prone and storm-prone state and we wanted to take action to help protect our folks, DeSantis explained. ....