At least two people have been confirmed dead on Florida’s east coast after Hurricane Milton battered the state with 120mph winds and flooding.

The "catastrophic" storm has left more than two million homes and businesses without power.

Local officials in St Lucie County confirmed two fatalities, while several others have been hospitalised after tornadoes ravaged the area prior to Milton's landfall.

Rescue teams are working to find individuals trapped in a retirement community in Fort Pierce, where hundreds of homes have been declared "completely destroyed."

Forecasters warn that storm surge could reach up to 13ft in Orlando while flash flooding warnings are also in place across Tampa.

Horrifying video footage shows the severe damage Milton caused with a crane collapsing, part of a building in St Petersburg destroyed and the roof of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball stadium being ripped off.

One person witnessed two transformers blow up in ten minutes in St Lucie County.

Flash flood warnings remain in place across parts of west and central Florida.

Tampa Bay Rays baseball stadium with a damaged roof

The roof at Tropicana Field was destroyed as Hurricane Milton made landfall in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday.

Before the storm struck, the Rays said that the stadium was not being used as a shelter for residents.

However, it was set up as a staging area for first responders.

The roof of the stadium, according to the team's media guide, is made of "six acres of translucent, Teflon-coated fiberglass and supports itself with 180 miles of cables connected by struts."

It was designed to withstand winds of up to 115 mph.