Florida residents have been facing risky conditions as a historic rainstorm, described as a 1-in-1,000-year flood, allowed fish, dangerous snakes, and alligators to reach their homes.
Earlier this week, heavy showers in Florida trapped residents of West Palm Beach’s Riverwalk community in their homes amid 10 inches of floodwater.
The circumstances also coincided with Election Day, which forced several polling stations to be relocated. The reason venomous animals ended up in residential areas is that Florida has numerous wetlands, ponds, and swamps where alligators and snakes naturally live.
Florida residents described unprecedented flooding
Florida residents spotted alligators while walking in the flooded Riverwalk community. BY: UNSPLASH
Some other parts of Palm Beach County experienced two to three feet of flooding, prompting resident Don Gentile to call the phenomenon an “apocalyptic-type event,” according to WPTV…