‘Help us fight’: California farmers ask for more aid after deadly storms

Despite a new relief fund in Sonoma county, farm workers face economic catastrophe when storms and fires strike

As a series of deadly storms whipped through California’s wine country, liquefying fields and turning vineyards into wading pools, thousands of farm workers in the region were forced to stay home. Though the power has been long since restored and roads reopened – many of them are still confronting an economic catastrophe.

For Isidro Rodriguez, the storms caused him to lose half his monthly income – about $1,100.