Trapped by floodwaters in Palm Bay, woman says strangers rescued her after social media post

Flooding across Brevard County triggered rescues and evacuations Monday, shutting down roads and leaving some neighborhoods underwater as officials warned conditions were still dangerous heading into Election Day on Tuesday.The governor has declared a state of emergency. Brevard Public Schools will be closed again Tuesday, and officials say some polling places are being moved because of flooding.In Palm Bay, Brittany Grant said water surged into her home near California Avenue, trapping her family inside.“This is insane, my whole house is flooded,” Grant said in a video she shared on social media.Grant, who has lived in the neighborhood for eight years, said she had not seen flooding like it. She said the water rose to about two feet above her knees, forcing her and her young son, Nikoa, to climb onto the kitchen counter with their three dogs.“Like a river outside my house, my whole house was just covered in water,” Grant said in an interview on Monday night. “There was really no way f