City Health Officer Dr. Helene Calvet has issued a warning to avoid local beaches – a name we’re becoming quite familiar with lately – for at least 72 hours following storms such as yesterday’s rainstorm. Storm drain outlets, river mouths, streams and lagoons – pretty much any body of water in city limits – are particularly advised against.
Let’s all say hello to the culprit in the photos below: tons of trash and debris washed down the Los Angeles River after Southland storms stirred it up. Los Angeles County teams use a giant boom in the river to corral the trash, and a crane to extract it. The trash is loaded into huge waste containers and trucked away.
And yes, the City Department of Health and Human Services is still testing waters to determine if they are safe after a sewage spill last week.
By Ryan ZumMallen, Managing Editor
