Watch: Stunning drone footage shows river of stranded cars on downtown Fort Lauderdale streets

Doug Thron knew his van couldn’t make it to his home in the Venice Isles neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale due to heavy flooding Wednesday night, so he had an idea. He would trudge through the water on foot and capture what he saw with his drone.

Thron, 53, runs a drone-cleaning company and does professional cinematography with his drones. The drone kept recording as it flew over dozens of cars submerged in water — footage that Thron shared with the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Thursday to show extensive flooding.

“I was blown away with just the magnitude of how many cars in every direction,” he said. “I’ve never seen rain like that before and I’ve traveled all over the world.”

You can find more of Thron’s drone videos on his Instagram page.

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