For two years, James Valdez lived in his S.U.V., so it was a relief when he moved into Branford Village, a community of tiny homes, in Los Angeles. And then the flood came. During the first flood in August 2023, the water rose to the steering wheel of his S.U.V. Six months later in February, when water rushed through the complex again, residents were evacuated out of knee-high water to emergency shelters. “You learn to live with it,” said Mr. Valdez, 58, whose 2016 GMC Arcadia somehow survived ruin.

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Persons: James Valdez, ”, Valdez Locations: Branford Village, Los Angeles, Arcadia