In pictures: a week of heavy rain and flooding in Florida

Residents in Florida have been experiencing a very wet and windy week. Pictured: people on the flooded streets of Hollywood, Florida on June 12.

Intense rainfall in Southern Florida since June 11 has turned roads into canals and caused chaos in the area. Pictured: a man uses a kayak as transportation on a Hollywood street.

According to CNN, some areas will see a total of two feet of rainfall after more storms on Friday, June 14. Pictured: flood waters surround homes on June 13, 2024, in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

The National Weather Service confirms that it doesn't seem like things will be letting up any time soon. Pictured: an aerial view of the flood waters on June 13, 2024, in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

The National Weather Service said in a statement, "Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue to bring flooding, with locally considerable flash and urban flooding possible, through Friday over the southern Florida Peninsula." Pictured: Oscar Trejo uses a boat to tend to a car after it was driven into a canal on June 13, 2024, in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

Across Southern Florida, a staggering 7 million people, including those in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, are under flood watch. Pictured: Victor Corone, 66, pushes his wife Maria Diaz, 64, in a wheelchair through more than a foot of flood water on 84th street in Miami Beach on June 12.

The National Weather Service anticipates an additional 2-4 inches of rainfall on June 14, if not more. Pictured: Flood waters surround a home on June 12 in Hollywood, Florida.

Authorities are issuing a stern warning to the public, urging them to stay indoors and refrain from walking or driving through the floodwater that has inundated the streets. Pictured:  Stalled vehicles sit in a flooded street in Aventura, Florida.

In many towns and cities, sandbags have been distributed to residents, a crucial measure to safeguard their homes from the rising waters. A man walks through a flooded street in Hollywood, Florida.

AP News reports that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for Broward, Collier, Lee, Miami-Dade, and Sarasota counties. Pictured: Daria Godzhaeva uses a mop to clean up her home after about eight inches of flood water inundated it on June 13 in Hallandale Beach.

However, for Western Florida, the rain comes as a relief after a period of prolonged drought. Pictured: a woman walks through the flooded streets in Miami after 24 hours of rain on June 13.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the area should be prepared for an intense hurricane season. Pictured: A woman covers from the rain in Hollywood on June 12.

The administration estimates that there is an 85% chance there will be more hurricanes than normal in the Atlantic. Pictured:  A person waits for the bus in a flooded street on June 12 in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

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