![]() More: Record rainfall in West Palm Beach reported with almost 5 inches and more on the way Port Everglades Communications Coordinator Helen Boyer added that those fuel companies "are continuing to load trucks with fuel to deliver to gas stations 24/7" but that some of them had suffered "damage from flooding like so many homes and other businesses in the area" and were working to restore service. On Monday, a Port Everglades official noted the facility is a seaport and it's the private petroleum companies working at the port who "are responsible for storing and distributing gasoline and other petroleum products." The port stated that about half of the companies that distribute petroleum products are delivering to retailers and other consumers. ![]() The trouble stemmed from last week's heavy rains in eastern Broward County, which flooded Port Everglades roads and disrupted fuel companies that move gasoline and diesel from the port to local stations. Motorists lined up, sometimes by the dozens, at those stations that still had fuel to sell. Stations in Palm Beach County as well as in Miami-Dade and Broward wrapped gas pump handles in red and yellow plastic coverings as their tanks emptied out. Gas availability improved Monday though fallout from last week's monsoons continued to create sporadic fuel shortages, and some long lines, at South Florida filling stations. Watch Video: Gas shortages in South Florida due to flooding in Fort Lauderdale
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