South Florida was swamped by heavy rains overnight that flooded streets and highways, stranded cars and closed the airport in Fort Lauderdale.
About 4 a.m., Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport tweeted that the facility is closed because of severe rain and flash flooding.
Flights were resuming about two-and-a-half hours later, but traffic heading to the airport was extremely heavy and there were ongoing disruptions with some airport services, such as shuttle buses, officials said.
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