Heavy downpours across South Florida on Monday afternoon affected travel at Miami International Airport and left some neighborhoods, like Flagami and Edgewater , underwater.

The rain in Flagami, a neighborhood just south of Miami International Airport, had stopped hours earlier, but accumulation lingered in the streets.

Danny Ortiz said the flooding never reached his home, though it often keeps others stranded.

"A lot of people get stranded here when it gets pretty bad," Ortiz said.

Making the problem worse

Ortiz said some drivers made the problem worse by speeding through the water.

"This is the problem right here. People go super-fast," he said. "Like a jet ski. I don't understand."

The sheriff's office said flooding quickly backed up drains near 59th and 60th Street. Or

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