Farmworkers who rely on daily jobs to pay for food and rent have been without work three days because of Tropical Storm Hilary.
called for help evacuating late Sunday when the wind turned fierce, the streets began flooding and the trees outside her mobile home bent deeply under the power of Tropical Storm Hilary as it moved through Southern California.
The Eastern Coachella Valley — which is made up of the unincorporated rural communities of Thermal, Oasis, Mecca and North Shore — is home to many farmworkers, a population that often lacks legal status and isn't eligible for unemployment or federal disaster aid. The area also lacks adequate infrastructure, making the population more vulnerable.
Now back at her home, with a roof collapsing in one room, she worries about the economic havoc the storm has wreaked on her and other farmworkers. She and others who harvest the area's crops live on the economic edge and have missed three days of work because of the storm.
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