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High waves from Tropical Storm Rachel destroy historic Long Beach boardwalk

Historic storm surges and large waves associated with Tropical Storm Rachel and El Niño conditions have destroyed a century-old coastal boardwalk in Long Beach, California. Coastal homes were also reported to be at risk following the impact on October 11, 2026. The full extent of structural damage along the coastline has not been confirmed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • epochtimes热带风暴
  • pts熱帶風暴加上聖嬰現象
2 differing positions reported on location across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • epochtimes加州长滩
  • pts美加州海岸
WhereLong Beach
33.767, -118.189 ±10 km
First reported13 days ago
Published2026-10-12 13:13 UTC
Occurred2026-10-11
Sources2
How this travelled.
Reports2Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling, 1 reported as carrying another outlet.

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Global Event Monitor. High waves from Tropical Storm Rachel destroy historic Long Beach boardwalk. 2026-10-12T13:13:18.015Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5618. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-12/storm-cyclone-long-beach-c69a7479

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