As police crack down on homelessness, unhoused end up in Mojave desert
by Sam Levin in Lancaster, California, with photograp from US news | The Guardian on (#61H2G)
On the edge of northern Los Angeles county, at least 200 people are living in tents and trailers on remote, harsh terrain. They treat us like we're a lost cause,' one resident said
In a remote stretch of southern California desert, at least 200 unhoused people live outside, battling the extremes: blazing hot temperatures in the summer, snow in winter, rugged terrain inaccessible to many vehicles, a constant wind that blankets everything with silt, and no running water for miles.
For Candice Winfrey, the conditions almost proved deadly.
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