South Florida’s ‘historic’ rain swamps Miami-Dade County transit as flooding, debris disrupt routes

MIAMI — Miami-Dade County’s transit system struggled to have a normal morning on Thursday as the overnight deluge in South Florida left the Metromover system disabled, Metrorail trains slowed by debris and buses dodging flooded streets. “Due to historic rain fall in Miami-Dade County, all modes of transportation including Metrobus, Metromover, Metrorail and STS are experiencing delays,” the transit system said in an 8:17 a.m. social media post. STS is the name for automobiles used to pick up people with disabilities that prevent them from using county transit. “Please allow for extra travel ti...