The Brief
- Brevard County residents in Deer Run remain stranded by deep floodwaters following Monday’s sudden flash flood.
- Homeowners report rising water levels, wildlife incursions and inactivated pumps off the St. Johns Heritage Parkway.
- Officials say pumping water is currently impossible because regional canals have nowhere to accept the runoff.
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A flash flood has left South Brevard County families trapped under feet of water for days, forcing residents to navigate submerged driveways in waders alongside alligators while drainage pumps sit idle.
Residents are worried if more rain comes, their properties will go under.
Brevard County flood crisis
What we know:
Several driveways and properties in the Deer Run neighborhood off St. Johns Heritage Parkway remain submerged following Monday’s torrential flash flood. Resident Paula Vargas must put on waders just to cross her flooded driveway and get to her car.…