Coastal Miami-Dade under high-surf advisory, flood watch

Published: Aug 02, 2024 Duration: 00:02:24 Category: News & Politics

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>> All right. Thank you, Christian. And the potential for several inches of rainfall raising concerns for South Florida residents living in flood prone areas. Local Ten's Hannah Yechivi continues our live team cerage this morning from Miami Beach. >> Hannah. >> Annalise and Andrew from Sandbag Distribution centers like this one right here in Miami Beach that's already up and running to giving residents fliers like this one with flood awareness and safety tips and even opening parking garages for free for people to park their cars on an elevated and safe location. Just those are just some of the ways that Miami Beach officials are helping its residents ahead of what's expected to be a very rainy weekend. Earlier this morning, Miami Beach workers set up a sandbag distribution locations for residents to swing by and help themselves, an effort that can go a long way when it comes to protecting your home from floodwaters. >> I had a bad experience going back last April. >> It was very bad. >> We had 22in of rain come above the garage and in the house and destroy everything. >> Even with the sandbags, it's still bad. But this is the best way that I have to try and prevent anything from going into the house. >> All of this has residents prone to flooding. Prepare for what could become Tropical Storm bby today. So many people are not thinking about it twice when it comes to securing their house . >> It's the first time that I know that they're offering sand, sandbags. So I went to the Floyd Park and I loaded up some bags and I'm getting ready because I think we're going to get a lot of rain. >> This was a 22 Street and Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, and the worst of it is not here yet. Reason why some parking garages are fully open to Miami Beach residents for free to secure their cars in a safe and elevated location in Hallandale Beach. City workers on Friday were clearing drains. Preparations that City of Miami officials are also on top of last storm was very indicative that the one temporary pump wasn't enough. >> So we added an additional one. >> Here in Miami Beach, sandbags are already pre-made and ready for pickup, but in some of the other locations in Fort Lauderdale, in Miami Lakes, you do have to bring your own bags to create those sandbags. >> We're

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