PAJARO—Volunteers grabbed shovels, brooms, pressure washers and wheelbarrows Saturday to help citizens of flood-stricken Pajaro recover.
Starting at 9am at Pajaro Middle School, the crowd formed teams and hit the streets of Pajaro, many targeting homes with caked up mud in and around their homes.
Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo said more than 100 volunteers showed up for the “Mud Out” event.
“There’s a big need right now in Pajaro to get this work done, and that’s why we are here today,” Alejo said, before he grabbed a shovel and dug in.
While shoveling out heaps of mud from the yard of a home on Florence Street, Robby Olson said he felt it was his duty.
“Our community is in desperate need,” he said. “It’s important to find the time to join together with others to get this work done.”
On the night of March 10, the Pajaro River levee broke open, sending torrents of built-up rain water across the town, infiltrating homes, businesses, farmlands and roadways.
