Intense waves and floods batter California waterfront homes and boardwalks

<p>Boardwalk destroyed in Long Beach and homes damaged, while Baja California in Mexico and Las Vegas also affected</p><p>Southern <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california">California</a> coastal communities are picking up the pieces after a weekend of extreme weather brought flooding that overtook city streets and intense waves battered beachside homes.</p><p>The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel hit <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/mexico">Mexico</a>’s Baja California over the weekend as well as southern California and Las Vegas. While meteorologists noted that Rachel weakened into a post-tropical cyclone as it approached California, it still left a trail of destruction.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/13/california-storm-floods">Continue reading...</a>