Florida, including Ft. Lauderdale, flooded by 24 inches of rain

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida: Torrential downpours last week submerged southeast Florida, with rainfall in the Fort Lauderdale region totaling more than 24 inches, causing widespread flooding that blocked roads and closed schools and an airport.

The National Weather Service said that some 25 inches of rain fell in Fort Lauderdale, with some 2 million people in Broward County being under a flood warning, and Florida'