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The woman told her distraught five-year-old son: “We have to start from the bottom up, but we are together.”
Malibu residents are coming together as a community to provide resources to those in need during the unprecedented wildfires, but one California family fears they won’t find a place to live after their home burned in the Palisades Fire.
Marlin Rodríguez and her husband had just 30 minutes to grab their 5-year-old son and 11-month-old daughter before their Malibu residence caught fire.
“My husband said ‘wake up… We have to go, the fire is on the other side of the hill.’ And I got up quickly and grabbed what I could, you know, just our documents. I grabbed my 11-month-old baby and me. five-year-old son, and we headed straight to the car,” Rodríguez 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 his mobile home site. There’s nothing left either. Only the metal structure remains. Like many, they are staying in an Airbnb, but after Friday they are not sure where they will go.
“Maybe we’ll go to a shelter. Before we went to Airbnb, we were at the Ritchie Valens Recreation Center. It’s a shelter that the Red Cross put there,” he said.
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The Rodríguez family is making the best of their situation. The community has created, with the help of volunteers, a staging area for families in need to obtain their necessities. (Marlin Rodriguez)
The Rodríguez family is making the best of their situation. The community has created, with the help of volunteers, a staging area for families in need to obtain their necessities.
“We’re here for the diapers. We need diapers. So that’s what we’re here for. Some people came to our house on Airbnb and left some clothes for the kids,” according to Rodriguez.
Marlin Rodriguez 5 year old son and little daughter. (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 over.
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“A lot of hugs. He’s having 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 things are going to get better.’ “, said. “‘And we have to start from the bottom, but we are together.’ We have to thank God for that. And thank God for everyone who is trying to bless us.”
The family has a GoFundMe for those who want to help.
