Woman living in 'direct path' of Hurricane Milton issues positive update after revealing tragic reason she couldn’t evacuate
A Florida farmer who broke down in years yesterday whilst telling her TikTok followers that she, her family and their animals would be unable to flee from Hurricane Milton has today provided a heartwarming update.
The south-eastern US resident - who goes by the username @oursidehomestead on the video-sharing app - previously appeared teary-eyed as she was seen cradling some of her much-loved pets, unsure whether they'd survive the night.
Government officials issued a warning earlier this week for residents of the state's central regions to evacuate their homes and seek safety elsewhere.
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Describing the natural disaster as the 'deadliest' and most 'catastrophic' storm to hit the state in 100 years, experts warned about the life-threatening capabilities of the 165 mph winds.
Sadly, however, sharing a video yesterday (9 October), the animal-lover in question not only revealed that she and her family are in the 'direct line' of the storm, but that they wouldn't be able to seek safety.
Breaking down in tears, she added: "All these animals are children, and we've raised most of them since birth, and we're not leaving them.
"We're not in an evacuation zone so we're not near the water, but it's going to be bad. There was no way to evacuate the animals because there's nowhere to take them. This whole state is getting hit.
"We can't take them out of state because we don't have health certificates for everybody, so, we're staying put."
In the hours that followed, the TikTok farmer - who previously revealed she'd be keeping as many of her animals as possible in the house with her family, whilst letting the others loose in the field provided a chilling update.
Sharing another clip, she revealed that, though every being residing inside the property was fine, they'd lost power.
She also revealed she couldn't account for the animals stranded outside.
Thankfully, however, the farmer has now given a third update, revealing that the storm has now passed by her property.
Heading out into the fields, she firstly showed her followers that several of her farm's trees - including one under which her deceased animals had been buried - had been blown over.
And much to viewers' relief, she then went on to reveal that all of her donkeys, cows, goats and chickens had survived the night.
"Everybody's okay," she could be heard breaking down in tears. "No damage to the house - that was a wild one."
Later, in a one-one confessional, she told viewers: "Thank you all for praying for us. Our animals were spared. Our house was spared.
"Thank you - thank you, thank you, thank you. We felt your prayers.
"We felt your love."
Topics: Hurricane Milton, US News, Weather, World News, Animals
Rhianna Benson