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Residents Warned of Alligators in Florida's Fay-Flooded Streets

Floridians were warned to beware of alligators in their flooded streets as Tropical Storm Fay poured more rain on the Sunshine State's central Atlantic coast, pushing creatures of all kinds from their homes.Hundreds of houses have been inundated in the torrential rains, trapping residents and leaving much of Florida a soggy mess. Fay stayed offshore Thursday.Alligators, snakes and other wildlife were spotted in some soaked neighborhoods after high water drove the animals from their normal lairs."We have removed alligators, we have removed snakes and we've removed all kinds of wildlife," Brevard EOC Director Bob Lay told Local 6 News in Orlando. "Our animal services and enforcement officers have been doing this all over the county for the last three days."People were forced to use canoes to get around and flee the rising waters in their homes and neighborhoods.Forecasters expected the storm to continue a zigzag course by hitting the state for a third time in a week, along with Georgia, but didn't think it would strengthen to a hurricane over the Atlantic.The storm flooded hundreds of homes in Brevard and St. Lucie counties, some with up to 5 feet of water, forcing dozens of rescues. The Federal Emergency Management Agency was reviewing Gov. Charlie Crist's request for a federal emergency disaster declaration to defray rising debris and response costs."I want to stress that this storm is becoming a serious catastrophic flooding event," Crist said.Water was still high Thursday in much of southern Brevard County and officials feared the northern sections would be inundated next.Emergency management spokeswoman Kimberly Prosser said wildlife officers have received several calls about alligators and other animals spotted in flooded neighborhoods, but only two small alligators have been captured."In the past we've usually had flooding in pockets. I have not seen anything this widespread throughout the county," Prosser said.About 10,200 homes and businesses in the county were without power early Thursday, and about 134 people spent the night in shelters, she said. The county is home to NASA's Kennedy Space Center, which has been closed to most workers and all visitors since Tuesday. The center reported no significant damage."We can't even get out of our house," said Billie Dayton of Port St. Lucie, as waters lapped at her porch. "We're just hoping that it doesn't rain anymore."Fay could dump 30 inches of rain in some areas of Florida and the National Weather Service said nearly 25 inches had already fallen near Melbourne, just south of Cape Canaveral.
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