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Tropical Storm Rachel battered Southern California over the weekend, causing significant coastal damage, record rainfall in San Diego County, and structural failures in Long Beach. While the region avoided a large-scale disaster, the storm exacerbated existing erosion issues and highlighted ongoing climate resilience challenges.
The historic Long Beach boardwalk suffered further collapse between 64th and 65th Place on Sunday after heavy surf from Tropical Storm Rachel breached the bulkhead. This is the third major storm to hit the area since early September, following Hurricanes Marie and Polo. Nine buildings were red-tagged as unsafe, and one was yellow-tagged, with mandatory evacuations remaining in effect for specific waterfront blocks. The city is deploying 3,000-pound sandbags and portable pumps to mitigate damage, with permanent repairs estimated to cost between $1.5 million and $3.6 million. Officials emphasize that the cumulative nature of the damage, driven by an unprecedented cadence of storms, necessitates significant investment in climate-resilient infrastructure.
Tropical Storm Rachel has triggered severe coastal flooding and mandatory evacuations along the Southern California coast. Long Beach ordered evacuations for parts of its peninsula after waves breached bulkheads, damaging homes and infrastructure. Newport Beach temporarily closed beaches and piers due to high surf and flooding. The National Weather Service warns that Sunday morning will bring the highest risk of flooding, with tides potentially reaching record levels in Los Angeles County. Officials anticipate a lengthy recovery period and are preparing to request state and federal assistance.
Tropical Storm Rachel is bringing severe coastal flooding to Southern California, with waves breaching bulkheads in Long Beach and submerging streets in Newport Beach. The National Weather Service predicts worsening conditions through early next week, exacerbated by a record-breaking El Niño and recent erosion from Hurricane Marie.
A 13-year-old Long Beach boy is bedridden at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles after contracting West Nile virus, which triggered transverse myelitis, a rare spinal cord inflammation. His family has launched a fundraiser as he faces an uncertain recovery, coinciding with a record-breaking surge in infections across Los Angeles County.
Thomas Gigler, a 56-year-old computer programmer from Redlands, California, was identified as the passenger who went overboard from the Carnival Panorama on September 20. He was traveling with his wife and three sons for an anniversary trip. The U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican Navy are searching the Pacific, but Gigler is presumed dead. His family says he had no history of mental illness and is struggling to understand why he jumped.
A 56-year-old male passenger is missing after going overboard from the Carnival Panorama while it sailed from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to Long Beach, California. The incident occurred on the ship's seventh day, prompting a temporary lockdown and a multi-agency search. While the man has not been publicly identified in initial reports, later coverage identifies him as Thomas Gigler, a father of three. The motive remains unclear, and authorities are continuing the search.
Thomas Gigler, a 56-year-old computer programmer from Redlands, California, has been identified as the passenger who went overboard from the Carnival Panorama on Saturday. Gigler was traveling with his wife, Michelle, and three sons for an anniversary trip. The ship, returning from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to Long Beach, confirmed via CCTV that Gigler left the 11th deck. The U.S. and Mexican Coast Guards are searching the area, but Gigler is presumed dead. His family disputes claims of marital strife, stating he had no history of mental illness and may have suffered a sudden mental break.
A 56-year-old male passenger went overboard from the Carnival Panorama while the ship was returning to Long Beach from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican authorities are conducting an ongoing search, and the man remains missing.
A male passenger on the Carnival Panorama jumped overboard during the final leg of a seven-night Mexican Riviera cruise, triggering a shipwide lockdown and search. The vessel, returning from Puerto Vallarta to Long Beach, California, reversed course and reviewed CCTV footage to confirm the incident. While the ship resumed its voyage to Long Beach, authorities from the U.S. and Mexico Coast Guards were notified to continue the rescue effort. The passenger’s identity and the reason for the incident remain undisclosed, though Carnival is providing support to his traveling companions.
A male passenger jumped overboard from the Carnival Panorama while sailing from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to Long Beach, California, on Saturday. The ship reversed course to search the waters but resumed its voyage after failing to locate the guest. Authorities and the cruise line are investigating the incident, with the passenger's identity withheld.
Massive Labor Day swells driven by Super El Niño, extreme tides, and remnants of Hurricane Marie overwhelm rebuilt sand berms along Long Beach’s peninsula, underscoring California's costly, imperfect coastal-defense efforts as residents confront rising seas while clinging to oceanfront homes.
Massive 12-foot waves overwhelmed a Long Beach seawall, flooding about 20 beachfront homes, destroying vehicles, and prompting mandatory evacuations as crews rushed to shore up barriers and residents sought shelter.
Thousands in Long Beach lost power as a heat-wave week began, with about 22,066 customers affected at the outage’s peak. By Monday morning, crews had restored power to many, but roughly 14,057 customers remained without service, after about 8,000 were restored by 11 p.m. Sunday. The outage was tied to equipment problems, and a nearby vault fire prompted firefighters to respond as crews worked to restore service amid rising temperatures.
A fire in an underground electrical vault near Bluff Heights sparked a large power outage in Long Beach, affecting about 26,626 customers at first; by early morning 16,456 remained without power, with restoration expected by noon as crews worked to re-energize the system during a heat advisory.