Several residents in Deerfield Beach are disappointed and picking up the pieces after the drainage project the city promised would mitigate flooding in their neighborhood failed over the weekend.

“The water was rising pretty quickly,” said Jackie Campbell, a resident. “But I’ve never been in a situation where water has come into my house from the rain.”

That all changed for Campbell and several of her neighbors after several inches of rain fell over three hours across Deerfield Beach, causing her neighborhood near Southeast Eighth Avenue to be completely flooded.

Campbell was even forced to move her young daughter from her bed as water crept into every room of her home.

“Which was very traumatic, she was crying, asking if we were going to drown,” said Campbell.

Days later, with fans c

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