Rain stops, flooding impact doesn’t for many in SWFL

CAPE CORAL, Fla. Five days of persistent rain is done, but the effects of flooding linger in some places around Southwest Florida.

Some roads and neighborhoods in parts of Lee County remained underwater Tuesday, and it could be another five days before floodwaters recede in some parts of Lee County, emergency officials said Tuesday.

Neighborhoods in Bonita Springs and south Fort Myers were still dealing with flooding Tuesday, even under sunny skies. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 100 people were at a Red Cross shelter open at the Estero Recreation Center on 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd.

Devastation in Bonita Springs