The woman told her distraught five-year-old son: “We just have to start at the bottom, but we are in this together. »
Malibu residents band together as a community to provide resources to those in need during unprecedented wildfires, but one California family fears they won’t find a place to live after their house burns down in the Palisades fire.
Marlin Rodriguez and her husband had just 30 minutes to pick up their 5-year-old son and 11-month-old daughter before their Malibu home caught fire.
“My husband said to me ‘wake up… We have to leave, the fire is on the other side of the hill.’ And I got up quickly and just grabbed what I could, you know, just our documents, and I grabbed my 11 month old baby and my five year old son, and we went straight to the car.” , Rodriguez told FOX Business.
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Marlin’s house in Malibu before and after the Palisades fire. (Marlin Rodriguez)
Rodriguez said it is now too dangerous to return to the site of their mobile home. There’s nothing left either. All that remains is the metal frame. Like many, they are staying in an Airbnb, but after Friday, they no longer know where they will go.
“Maybe we’ll go to a shelter. Before we went to Airbnb, we were at the Ritchie Valens Rec Center. It’s a shelter that the Red Cross set up there,” she said.
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The Rodriguez family is making the best of their situation. The community set up, with the help of volunteers, a gathering area for families in need to obtain basic necessities. (Marlin Rodriguez)
The Rodriguez family is making the best of their situation. The community set up, with the help of volunteers, a gathering area for families in need to obtain basic necessities.
“We’re here for the diapers. We need diapers. That’s what we’re here for. We’ve had people come to our Airbnb and drop off clothes for the kids,” according to Rodriguez.
Marlin Rodriguez, 5-year-old son and granddaughter. (Marlin Rodriguez)
She says her son is still trying to understand what is happening and she is doing her best to comfort him and explain that they can start again.
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“Lots of hugs. He’s going through a hard time. He’s trying to understand. But it really hurts. And I just tell him, ‘Well, you know what? We’re together. You know, like we’re together and the Things will get better,” she said. “‘And we just have to start at the bottom, but we’re in this together.’ We have to thank God for that and thank God for everyone who tries to bless us.”
The family has a GoFundMe for those who want to help.
