City of Miami sites distribute free sandbags for home protection from flooding
City of Miami locations give out free sandbags to protect homes from flooding Image Source When Tropical Storm Irene swept through Miami-Dade County, people were rushing to grab free bags of sand at locations around the county to protect their homes and apartments from flooding this weekend. Grapeland Park , at 1550 NW 37 Avenue, and Little Haiti Park, at 315 NE 62 Street, are the two locations where the City of Miami has set up booths They ran out of sand at Grapeland Park by early afternoon, and they expected to run out at Little Haiti Park by 4 pm. Residents could take up to ten bags home with them. It was Miami resident Orlando Pedroso who told Peter D'Oench that he only needed three bags of beach sand to protect his home from flooding. "For several years, a nearby canal had overflowed and caused flooding in our area. So far, no flooding has occurred. I'd like to be well-equipped, "Pedroso made the following statement. "My husband and I have lived in this hou...