Toddler Son: California and Mudslides Article

toddler son: Antonio and Victor Benitez suffered broken bones and each lost a child, according to Toronto Star. Antonio's wife was killed, while Victor's wife is missing and his toddler son was injured. The Mexican brothers are gardeners and part of the town's working-class immigrant population, which suffered outsized losses from the recent mudslides that killed at least 20, injured dozens and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes. Read more We will heal together' California residents gather to mourn 20 dead in mudslides Article Continued Below Officials release name of 20th person found dead in California mudslides Rescue crews continue difficult search amid California mudslide wreckage Nearly a third of those killed in the Jan. 9 mudslides were from immigrant families working in service jobs in the largely white and retired Pacific coast town of 9,000. The mudslides killed him, his 6-year-old son and his 79-year-old stepfather. Many of these families are from developing countries seizing the opportunities provided by the area's wealth to make a better life for their children. react-empty 163 Among them was 30-year-old Pinit Sutthithepa from Thailand who worked at a Toyota dealership in Santa Barbara and sent money to his wife and two children for years before being able to bring them to the United States in 2016. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.