Residents of Plant City, Florida, were left stunned as floodwaters trapped guests at a Holiday Inn located east of Tampa. The unprecedented flooding shocked locals who had never witnessed water levels rise so high, reaching far inland.
The Holiday Inn manager, Brenda Coleman, who has been a resident of the area for 14 years, expressed her disbelief at the severity of the situation. She, along with hotel guests and her 77-year-old mother, Patricia Meier, braved the impact of Hurricane Milton as floodwaters began to inundate the hotel.
