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Days before Christmas, residents in Humboldt County, California come together on earthquake recovery

Rio Dell, one of the small towns hardest hit by this week's big earthquake in Northern California, is still deep in recovery mode.
Resident Christine Holland comforting her son while getting food and water at the Rio Dell fire station. (Courtesy of Ryan Burns)

One of the small towns hit hardest by this week’s big earthquake in Northern California is still deep in recovery mode.

Rio Dell sits along the beautiful and rural Redwood Coast in Humboldt County, about a five-hour drive north of San Francisco. Some homes

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