‘They’re sacrificing us’: a California town feels ignored months after flood

The small, agricultural town of Planada was inundated amid a wave of intense storms this winter. Residents, many of whom are undocumented, say they have been neglected

Nearly four months after the waters washed through Planada, most of Samuel Gomez's one-bedroom house has been stripped back to the studs. He was still sleeping in a small room at the back of the house - the only one that hadn't been completely wrecked.

Yeah, I'll get sick from all this," said Gomez, 80, gesturing at the mould-marred corners and sludge-soaked floorboards. But where do I go?"