It was the rainstorm that seemed to never end, turning roads into rivers and forcing drivers to abandon their cars in search of higher ground all over Broward County, Florida.
In Fort Lauderdale, where cars floated down streets like boats on a river, some wondered whether the city’s robust development boom made the flooding even worse.
Weary and waterlogged residents are also wondering when this might happen again. What the city is doing to make things better next time. And whether this latest nightmare flooding event might persuade city leaders to slow down the frenzied development craze.
