The Latest: When rains end, officials will target mosquitoes
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes breed in containers of stagnant water, including items as small as bottle caps.
To keep those risks low, Miami-Dade County Mosquito Surveillance Manager Chalmers Vasquez advises residents to regularly drain standing water from garbage cans, gutters, pool covers, flowerpots, toys and other items that catch rainwater.
Sawgrass Mills spokeswoman Jennifer Valdes said Thursday the flooding that has closed the mall roughly 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Miami was limited to its exterior parking lots.
Weber said the mall's buildings were "completely unaffected" by the rain and flooding that has closed the parking lots and access roads.