South Florida compared to scenes from a "zombie movie" as widespread flooding triggers rare warning
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South Florida has been left in a state of emergency after days of rain have dumped more than a foot of rain on many parts of the region. The deluge created what's been likened to "zombie movie" scenes and triggered a rare warning from the National Weather Service as the precipitation continues on Friday.
"Looked like the beginning of a zombie movie," tow truck driver Ted Rico told the Associated Press. "There's cars littered everywhere, on top of sidewalks, in the median, in the middle of the street, no lights on. Just craziness, you know. Abandoned cars everywhere."
Rico, a lifelong Miami resident who has been helping clear the streets of stalled cars, said "every year it's just getting worse."
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