Residents described parts of Indiantown as a dangerous maze after several inches of rain left streets flooded, vehicles stranded, and neighborhoods waterlogged.
For households already facing cleanup and repair costs, the flooding has also raised questions about whether the community’s drainage system was properly maintained.
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According to WPBF, severe storms swamped roads and neighborhoods across Indiantown in Martin County, with Palm Beach Street, the Wayne Brooks community, and roads near the Boys & Girls Club of Indiantown among the hardest-hit areas. Video from the area showed standing water across streets, and one clip showed a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer removing an alligator from a flooded neighborhood.
One resident, Tawan Stewart, said the flooding was both unusually intense and slow to drain away, telling WPBF: “I walked to the end of my street, which I live right here down the street. It was a pool, more water than I had ever seen in all my life. I’ve been through hurricanes, we’ve been through storms, but usually the water recedes. It got dark and the water was still there.”…