California, a sea of ​​water... Flood warning from San Diego to Malibu

Seawater flooding due to tropical storm ‘Rachel’ and high tides

(Los Angeles = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Kyung-yoon = Beach roads and houses in southern California, USA, were submerged in seawater due to the effects of a tropical storm.

The American daily Los Angeles Times (LAT) reported on the 10th (local time) that a coastal flooding warning was issued from Malibu to San Diego, and the beach and pier in Newport Beach were closed. Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for residents of Long Beach beach houses, where the situation was most severe.

As Tropical Storm 'Rachel' moved toward southern California, wave heights increased, and the combination of winds blowing from the sea to land and high tide appears to have led to coastal flooding in this area.

The National Weather Service warned that areas facing the ocean to the south, such as Long Beach and Malibu, are particularly likely to be flooded by seawater.

On this day, on social networking services (SNS), the coastal road in Newport Beach was flooded, and images of cars moving through the current and riding a surfboard between submerged palm trees were captured.

Coastal residents complained of anxiety as a water crisis that had not occurred in decades occurred.

Joe Angelo, who bought a Newport waterfront home 27 years ago, said, "I was shocked (by this flooding)," and added, "I haven't seen a drop of water on that sandy beach in 27 years, but now the whole thing is submerged. I like living on the beach, but I'm having second thoughts."

Daniel Swain, a climatologist at the University of California's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, explained, "This is a very unusual phenomenon caused by the early arrival of a pressure trough on the California coast and rising water temperatures."