MIAMI, Arizona — When the water started gushing through his office last week, Miami Unified School District Superintendent Richard Ramos knew something was wrong.

A historic flood on Thursday would cause millions of dollars in damage to the small school district, which has cancelled classes all this week.

"So, we were all saturated with water and it was like an all-hands-on-deck approach," Ramos said on Tuesday. "Anybody that was in the area grabbed a broom, a squeegee, and we were trying to squeegee the water to the parking lot. And it was a really, really devastating experience."

The building that houses the district office and middle and high schools had damage on the first floor, including the library and cafeteria.

And the damage to the cafeteria is a big problem, according to Ram

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