![]() ![]() Los Angeles County is offering sandbag pickup at a number of locations.Ĭalifornia Photos: Southern California reeling from days of destructive storms ![]() Meteorologists expected significant beach erosion, particularly at high tide. Malibu and Zuma beaches had reports of some coastal flooding early Thursday. High surf was expected to peak Thursday night, with waves of up to 16 feet possible along the Ventura County coastline and up to 12 feet in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties. ![]() The piers were expected to remain closed through Saturday.Ī winter storm warning was issued for the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties through 10 p.m Thursday, with up to a foot of new snow expected at some of the highest elevations, with wind gusts reaching 55 mph. Tall waves were scraping the bottom of piers in Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Venice Beach, spurring city officials to close them, Lester said. “We had to move them back to keep them from ending up in the ocean.” “We’ve seen quite a bit of beach erosion,” he said. On Thursday morning, they moved another 15 to 20 after waves crept up. AJ Lester with the Los Angeles County Fire Department lifeguard division. In preparation for the storm, lifeguards had already moved several towers back from the water, at times near bike paths off the sand, said Capt. The outage was reported at 11 a.m., and power was not restored until 3:30 p.m., he said.Īlong the coast, lifeguards watched as 8- to 12-foot waves hammered beaches, at times reaching the lifeguard towers placed along the sand. David Song, a spokesperson with the utility, said the outage was caused by equipment failure that was likely caused by the storm. In San Bernardino County, more than 4,000 Southern California Edison customers lost power in Yucca Valley. None of the people rescued Thursday appeared to be seriously injured, he said. Just before 3 p.m., firefighters were dispatched again - this time for people who appeared to be stranded in the Santa Clara River, about a quarter of a mile downstream from the 101 Freeway, VanSciver said. Two were able to get to safety on their own, but another had to be helicoptered out. But officials returned to the same area hours later when a group of people appeared to be trapped on an island in the middle of the river. The person “was holding onto bamboo branches” before being lifted to safety, according to the Fire Department.Īfter the rescue, firefighters searched the area but found no one else in need of help, said firefighter Andy VanSciver. One video posted online by the county Fire Department showed a helicopter rescue of a person who had been trapped as the Ventura River flooded. In Ventura County, firefighters rescued five people from rising river waters in three different operations. ![]()
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