One family still out of their home after microburst struck two weeks ago

Ever since George Camacho lived in Palm Desert Country Club, he’s heard typical neighborhood sounds: kids playing, birds chirping. Ever since two Thursday’s ago, though, that’s all changed. It’s now a construction sight.

From the roof you can see some major damage, but that is only the start.

“No appliances, no fridge, no hot water,” Camacho said.

It’s been that way since a microburst pummeled the Coachella Valley uprooting trees and damaging roofs. The Palm Desert Country Club got hit particularly hard. Camacho’s home basically got turned inside out from those 50 plus mile winds.

“Furniture, debris, everything was blowing. Then my fence knocked down,” Camacho recalled.

Most of his neighbors moved back home already, but George, his wife and daughter can’t yet. His insurance company has repair teams working hard, but so much damage not only in his home but his entire neighborhood means it’ll take time.

George’s home is unlivable, so now he and his family are staying at a hotel, and can’t move back in for at least two weeks. That’s almost a month out of his home.

“We feel we’ve been violated,” he said.

He knows there’s only one person to blame, though.

“Mother Nature,” he said.

Now he hopes she’ll hold off on any more rain – not sure if his family, or his roof, can handle it yet.