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Flooding Swamps OC Beach Town As King Tides Batter SoCal Coast
🇺🇸 United States · Society · California · 2 h ago
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In Orange County, the threat of coastal flooding prompted Metrolink to suspend its Orange County Line service between the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo and Oceanside starting Monday through Friday.
In Orange County, an entire lane on Pacific Coast Highway — just north of Laguna Beach—was shut down as a result of a massive crack running along the highway's bluff.
In Newport Beach, a local state of emergency was declared by city officials ahead of the King Tides after previous high tides from Tropical Storm Rachel swamped the Balboa Peninsula with inches of ocean water in October.
"City crews and contractors have been working throughout the weekend to prepare, reinforcing protective sand berms, placing thousands of sandbags in vulnerable areas, inspecting storm drains and tide valves and positioning pumps and emergency equipment," the city said in a statement.
The ocean spilled into the upscale Orange County enclave as king tides battered the Southern California coastline.
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