THE TAKEAWAY
- Powerful surf accelerated coastal erosion across California’s coastline.
- About 20 oceanfront homes were evacuated after waves threatened the Long Beach neighborhood.
- Malibu has declared a state of emergency after a massive sinkhole triggered a gas leak at a Hollywood celebrity’s oceanfront property.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The crippling impacts of coastal erosion have taken a toll on the battered California coast, triggering the evacuation of 20 oceanfront homes in Long Beach and the abrupt existence of a sinkhole in a Hollywood celebrity’s Malibu driveway.
Although Hurricane Marie traveled well beyond the West Coast, its devastating impacts were felt hundreds of miles away, arguably no more than along Seaside Walk in Long Beach, where roughly 20 at-risk homes were evacuated as rough waves slammed the coast and compromised a seawall.
The City of Malibu has issued a local state of emergency due to the massive, expanding sinkhole that formed on Tuesday, prompting evacuations for affected properties…