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Faces of Monterey County floods: Out of work, overlooked and afraid


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After severe storms hit the County of Monterey in January, and again, in March, the Monterey Herald interviewed local farmworkers and ag laborers impacted by repeated rounds of heavy rain and flooding to gauge the personal toll this winter has taken on the county’s largest industry. (Tess Kenny/Monterey Herald)

Over the last month and a half, as floodwaters receded and dry weather set in, we interviewed farm workers and ag laborers impacted by storms in January and March. Through interpreters, they detailed challenge after challenge. They spoke of losing work, scrambling to cover expenses and not knowing how to ask for help – of feeling forgotten. Here are their stories.


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