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Six Palm Beach County schools stay closed Thursday after days of flooding

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If you've got kids in Palm Beach County schools, check the list: six campuses will stay closed Thu., Nov. 5, the district announced Wednesday evening. Classes, campus activities and aftercare are canceled at those schools, and every other district-operated school will be open. Chief of communications Sean Cooley said the district's goal is to "reopen schools as quickly as possible."

Six Palm Beach County schools stay closed Thursday

School District of Palm Beach County schools on Thursday, Nov. 5, as of Wed. 9:22 p.m.

✕6 Closed Thursday

  • Egret Lake Elementary
  • Grassy Waters Elementary
  • Sandpiper Shores Elementary
  • Washington Elementary
  • Jeaga Middle
  • West Boca Raton Community High

✓1 Open Thursday

  • All other district-operated

Sources: wflx.com, WPTV

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NameStatus
Egret Lake ElementaryClosed Thursday
Grassy Waters ElementaryClosed Thursday
Sandpiper Shores ElementaryClosed Thursday
Washington ElementaryClosed Thursday
Jeaga MiddleClosed Thursday
West Boca Raton Community HighClosed Thursday
All other district-operatedOpen Thursday

Meanwhile, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue spent three days getting residents out of floodwater. It began around 5 p.m. Sunday in , where nearly 100 residents were trapped in stranded vehicles. On Monday night, the swiftwater team moved into Riviera Beach and went door to door by raft and boat for close to 24 hours.

Crews rescued and evacuated people for three straight days

Nearly 100
residents trapped in stranded vehicles at Century Village
71
people evacuated in Riviera Beach
9
pets evacuated in Riviera Beach
1,600+
emergency calls countywide in three days, all kinds

Sources: BocaNewsNow.com, WPTV

  • Water depth: 3 to 4 feet in some Century Village areas
  • Injuries: none reported in the Century Village rescues
  • Search tools: drones with thermal imaging cameras
  • Also busy: crews staffed the Military Trail aircraft crash site

Sources: wflx.com, WPTV, BocaNewsNow.com

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