The Bermudian family who were trapped in their home last week due to Tropical Storm Fay are now safe and cleaning up after the flooding chaos in Florida.

The Royal Gazette caught up with Darren Perry, who moved with his family to the US five years ago, who said that as of Saturday they were able to get out of the house and everything is now 'pretty good'.

Mr. Perry said that his house did not get much damage because they were located on the higher end of the incline, however his neighbours' home had extensive damage to the walls, carpet and air conditioning units.

He said: "I have been helping neighbours take up their carpets due to flooding damage. Also many of the walls have to be removed because the dry wall, of which they were built, is like a sponge and are water damaged too."

"The houses here are not like home, [Bermuda] where they are built of concrete."

Mr. Perry said that people were walking around during the rain in waist deep water.

"We were all warned to stay inside and out of the water because there were water moccasins and alligators in the water.

"It was especially dangerous because the water was muddy and you couldn't see through it. Man, I'll take a hurricane in Bermuda over a flooding out here anytime," he said.

The Red Cross issued out flood relief packs to the homes but Mr. Perry said that he and his family didn't really need it because their home was intact.

He said there were a few deaths and a couple of drownings which were attributed to Fay: "People were told not to go swimming, but just like in Bermuda, they didn't pay attention to the warnings."

Mr. Perry said that in his county, Melbourne, Florida, everyone is now working together to get everything back to normal.

"I always say that Mother Nature brings us back to human nature," he said.

Though Fay never turned into a hurricane, its zigzagging downpours have been punishing and deadly.

The storm damaged many homes across Florida.

In three towns, rising floodwaters backed up sewage systems. Dozens of residents had to be rescued.

Fay first struck a week ago yesterday, in the Florida Keys island chain, and veered out to sea.

It then headed east across the state, briefly strengthening, before losing steam and stalling.