The Fort Lauderdale airport reopened Friday morning after monumental flooding wreaked havoc on the South Florida city and surrounding communities, closing schools and government buildings.
Many streets turned into lakes across Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday and Thursday when a historic volume of rain exceeding 2 feet inundated the coastal city. The flooding shut down the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for about 40 hours. The airport reopened Friday at 9 a.m., according to officials. Several travelers were in the line to get through security as operations slowly resumed and airline staff were checking in passengers. Departures “are delayed avg. 186 mins.
This story has been updated to correct the number of people in emergency shelters.
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