Biden declares Fort Lauderdale disaster area after severe flooding

President Joe Biden declared Florida's Broward County a disaster area Friday, two weeks after record-breaking rain left parts of Fort Lauderdale and its suburbs flooded.

Gov. Ron DeSantis had requested the declaration earlier this week. The declaration makes Broward residents and business owners who incurred damage to their homes and other property eligible for a wide range of federal loans and other assistance. Local governments and nonprofit organizations are also eligible.

More than 2 feet of rain fell in some parts of the county on April 12. The 1-in-1,000-year deluge left some neighborhoods with up to 3 feet of water. About 1,000 homes were severely damaged, according to the state.

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The flooding also closed the airport for almost two days. Gas deliv...