Long Beach Evacuates 20 Homes as Massive Waves Rip Up Boardwalk
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Updated · KABC-TV · Sep 9
Long Beach Evacuates 20 Homes as Massive Waves Rip Up Boardwalk
3 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · Sep 9
Summary
About 20 homes on Long Beach’s peninsula remain under mandatory evacuation after waves tore up boardwalk planks, breached parts of the seawall and worsened damage through Tuesday morning’s high tide.
Public works returned Tuesday with tractors to reinforce the sand berm before the next high tide, while residents stacked sandbags and boarded doors and windows to protect waterfront properties.
Residents and engineers say the bigger risk may be hidden erosion: tides have pulled sand from beneath some houses, and cracked concrete has raised concerns about structural integrity.
Older homes built in the 1960s are drawing particular scrutiny because they lack the reinforced pillars found in some rebuilt houses, complicating hopes for a quick return and rebuild.
The Long Beach damage adds to wider Southern California coastal impacts from Marie, which has already flooded communities and damaged at least 14 homes in Dana Point’s Capistrano Beach.