DELTONA, Fla. — Residents in Volusia County are dealing with widespread flooding following Hurricane Milton, with water rising so high in some places that drivers cannot get their vehicles through.

According to the city of Deltona, as of Friday at 2 p.m., there were 19 roads closed due to flooding, and six with signs indicating there was water over the road. 

Dorchester Drive flooded after Hurricane Milton dropped more than 15 inches of rain in Volusia County. 

Anastasia Bon, who lives in one of the houses on the street, said she has been dealing with the aftermath of the hurricane, including the flooding and being without power for 36 hours.

“Oh, just exhausted. I’m not so much angry, because I was expecting the water to — you know, I was expecting it," she said. "I’m glad that it didn’t come up all the way to the house this time. But this is inconvenient, and just sad, too."

Bon’s home flooded during Hurricane Ian and she said it took a long time to rebuild. This time, though, she was prepared with sandbags for Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

“I’m very nervous about the water coming in, so I started picking things up off the ground ... cleared everything out of the yard so that we had nothing out there, because last time it was just all of our stuff and we didn’t expect a flood,” Bon said.

This time, she said water made its way into her house from the side. 

“On the side here in our master bedroom, the bathroom and the closet and part of the bedroom area, the water was seeping in through the foundation on the cracks,” she said.

Her husband had to dig out a trench to drain the water that was entering her house. 

“It worked very nicely because it was all pooled up and it was seeping in and coming in," Bon said. "We had towels and, you know, trying to keep it back. But once we dug this, and it started to drain and then it went fast."

With only one way out of her neighborhood, and most roads being flooded, Bon said it has been difficult to get around. 

“You have to maneuver through all the neighborhoods," she said. "And there are areas that are flooded like this in certain sections. So it’s hard, and you don’t want to drive through and wake the water."

Deltona City Mayor Santiago Avila Jr. said there are 16 teams out doing a damage assessment for the whole city.

“Thankfully, this time we were a lot better prepared than the last hurricane that we had," Avila said. "We made sure we lowered some of the water levels. We took proactive measures. We set up pumps, you know, just for these scenarios. So, we do have some flooding, but it’s not as bad as the last hurricane we were hit with."

Avila said Dorchester Drive is one of the roads city crews have designated as a priority. 

“That’s one of the areas that’s a priority. Then we set out the pumps. Pumps started already going. So, we need to make sure that we’re not taking water from one area and flooding a different resident,” he said.

Bon said that as she was moving the sandbags with her three kids, they found a surprise that brought a little joy into the middle of the stress.

“My little one was looking, and on the sandbag, there was a little baby turtle," she said. "And we were just, that was like a good thing that came out of all this.”

After much consideration, the family decided on a fitting name. 

“We were gonna call him Milton Michael Angelo,” she said.

The turtle Bon discovered during their storm prep. (Spectrum News)

Avila said city crews will continue to pump water out of flooded roads, and as they make progress, they plan to move some pumps around to help get the work done faster. He also said that the city will be looking at long-term solutions to address flooding.