Miami Beach condos struggle to drain water from flooded garages - Breaking News - MiamiHerald.com: "At least four buildings on West Avenue -- Bayview Terrace and Mirador 1200, along with Mirador 1000 and the Mondrian -- were pumping water out of their garages, where cars were being towed while residents Saturday evening stand outside and watch.
The immediate culprit: flooding from Friday's severe thunderstorms that struck Miami Beach and inundated the city with more than 9 inches of rain.
Larry Wexler, vice president of the Mirador condominium association, said as of Saturday night, the garage of the Mirador 1200 was holding about 3 feet of water. Because of the flooding, electricity and water have shut down; emergency generators have also failed."
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Wexler says the city's storm water system doesn't drain properly, so even if the condo drainage systems work perfectly, their garages flood. But 9 inches of rain will overwhelm many a storm drain system, I'd say.
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Sounds like a lot of auto insurance claims...
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