An Enfield woman now living in Florida was left in darkness and with water dripping into her home after Hurricane Milton hit the state.

Jan, who did not wish to share her surname, is 68 and lives in Palmetto, Florida, but grew up in Edmonton.

Speaking about encountering Hurricane Milton on Wednesday evening, the retired IT technical writer told the PA news agency: “The power went out about 9pm. Something hit the house at 9.30pm and we’ve lost tiles from the roof.

“I got this emergency radio about three or four months ago and it was telling us what was happening as it was going on – the wind was going up to about 101 miles an hour and I think up until midnight, we had about 10 inches of rain."

Her home was left without internet and power and she is unsure when it – and her power – may return and is unable to use most of her appliances, and will be heavily reliant on using a grill outside to cook meals.

She added: “All the fire alarms went off and the one in the bedroom was dripping water – the cats were running around crying and scared because of the noise.”

Reporting by PA