NATALIE ALLEN, CNN ANCHOR: Downpours, as we have told you today, have made a mess of South Florida. Roads look like rivers, kids are getting a day off from school, many power lines are still down. Reporter Charles Billi of our affiliate WSBN has more on what's going to be a long cleanup.</s>CHARLES BILLI, WSBN REPORTER (voice-over): Wednesday morning brings no relief for residents of Sweetwater.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My car just got flooded because, on Flagler Street, it's terrible. It's really flooded.</s>BILLI: Floods continuing to cause problems on the roadways. There is no recognizable water recession. In fact, things have gotten worse in some areas. This family finally forced to evacuate their home, Sweetwater Mayor Pepe Diaz himself on hand to supervise and advise rescue crews, now grabbing the family after they grab whatever they can. At FIU, the water has encroached so far onto the campus there's no way in. Students expecting classes at noon are puzzled. And so are administers, who planned on opening the school in the afternoon but can't get in to get the ball rolling.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Looks like a big lake over there. And I'm not exactly sure, even if we try to have meetings, you know, where you're going to have them.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's impossible, it's impossible. Last night it took me like an hour and a half to get home.</s>BILLI: Another emergency situation for residents, the floodwaters filling sewers and septic tanks, making using the bathroom pointless.</s>ALLEN: All right.</s>LOU WATERS, CNN ANCHOR: What a mess.</s>ALLEN: A state of emergency is in effect for Miami-Dade County. And Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is asking for federal help with recovery efforts.
Downpours Swamp South Florida, Force Evacuations