'Downtown Cedar Keys is under water' - resident who stayed for Hurricane Idalia

2023-08-30 23:23

Michael Bobbitt chose to stay on the island community off Florida's Gulf coast as the hurricane hit.

Michael Bobbitt, a resident on Florida's Cedar Key island, sent his loved ones away before Hurricane Idalia hit - but he chose to stay behind.

"I'm still here now," he told the BBC on Wednesday morning.

"Our entire downtown is underwater. Part of a whole hotel just broke apart and went into...