A Falmouth University student has told how she was woken up in the early hours of this morning after Storm Ciaran blew the roof off her home has now been put up in temporary accommodation.

Falmouth Packet: Katie was woken in the middle of the night by the roof of her home being ripped offKatie was woken in the middle of the night by the roof of her home being ripped off (Image: Katie Marsh/Facebook)

At around 5.30am this morning, Katie Marsh was woken up by the roof being blown off the attic room of home in Waterloo Road. She said she was asleep when the roof collapsed on top of her showering her with rubble.

Falmouth Packet: Katie's room was exposed to the elements by the stormKatie's room was exposed to the elements by the storm (Image: Katie Marsh)

Since then Katie has been put up in temporary accommodation by her landlord. She told the Packet: "My landlord has sorted temporary accommodation at a local hotel until the damage is fixed, there was limited damage to my possessions but substantial damage to the house, and I only sustained minor injuries we have put a tarp over the hole and hope to start repairs soon."

She told BBC Radio Cornwall how the roof immediately above her was gone exposing it to the elements and she is able to see right across to Flushing.

Falmouth Packet: The debris fell onto Katie's bedThe debris fell onto Katie's bed (Image: Katie Marsh)

“I was screaming very loudly,” she said. “It was very shocking because it woke me up when it collapsed onto my bed.

“I sleep in the attic, all the plaster and the beams fell onto my bed and woke me up.”

She says she is still trying to figure out where she is going to stay and what do with her stuff and it was up in the air where she was going to stay.

Falmouth Packet: Immediately after the storm had struckImmediately after the storm had struck (Image: Katie Marsh)

The landlord had said it would take a while to get rid of the damage.

She said her room is completely exposed to the rain. She grabbed her laptop and contacted her housemates.

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Her housemate Stuart Jeffrey told Radio Cornwall that he was woken up by a harsh wind, rumbling and scream.

Falmouth Packet: Debris from the roof fell onto the streetDebris from the roof fell onto the street (Image: Katie Marsh)

He ran out saw Katie and she said the roof had been ripped off and he could see the “bay”.

“I could see the entirety of the bay and could see across to Flushing. I was worried about Katie because I saw rubble on her bed,” he said.

They called the fire service and they came out and said they couldn’t stay there and the building inspector was needed.

Debris was also reported to have fallen onto the pavement and road.