As Hurricane Hilary approaches, Palm Springs braces for direct impact
by Cari Spencer and Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times
Aug 19, 2023
3 minutes
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — As gray clouds loomed low over the San Jacinto Mountains, dozens of Palm Spring residents crowded around a pit of sand at City Hall, rushing to fill bags to prep their houses for projected flooding from Hurricane Hilary.
“Since yesterday about 8 a.m., the crowds have been just like this all day. Nonstop,” said Daniel Martinez, the acting deputy director for the Department of Maintenance and Facilities. He pointed to another truck, arriving to dump sand into the pit, where residents stood shoulder to shoulder — arms glistening with sweat from laboring
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