The City of Miami offers the ISeeChange mobile app that allows you to report flooding in your area.
You need to download the app on your mobile phone and then enter your location. It is very easy to use. You can record a video or take a photo yourself and report the problem the rain has caused in your community.
After three straight days of steady rain in South Florida and in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, the effects of flooding are being felt.
Hialeah was also affected, especially in its trailer communities, with severe street flooding.
Yosmay Fables, a Hialeah resident affected by the flooding these days, believes that “it doesn’t matter if it’s private or not … we have to help all the people who live here.”
Mayor Francis Suarez provided information via Twitter about the city’s efforts to drain the water that has accumulated on the streets.
The Florida Department of Transportation held a meeting with a group of people to discuss flooding along Biscayne Boulevard and the 395 Bridge. They also announced the installation of temporary pumps at Mary Brickell Village, Northeast 23rd Street in Edgewater and Morningside Park.
Another 13 permanent pumps are located in various parts of Brickell, Overtown, San Marco Island and the West End, according to Erika Benitez. “Check your insurance policy, know what to do before and during a flood. It’s never a good idea to walk or drive in flooded areas,” said Erika Benitez, spokeswoman for the Miami-Dade Fire Department.