Mayor Bass Orders Citywide Readiness for Potentially Historic El Nino; 31,000 Catch Basins Cleared
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Oct. 5 ordered citywide preparedness measures ahead of a potentially historic El Nino winter for Southern California, appearing with National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard chief meteorologist Dr. Ariel Cohen at LADWP's new Department Emergency Operations Center.
City crews have cleared more than 31,000 catch basins and drainage sites and 50 debris basins, including in the Pacific Palisades, and placed over 13,000 feet of K-rail and sandbags at 25 high-risk locations. Teams are monitoring nearly 250 high-risk grading and construction sites, prioritizing the Palisades burn scar and other vulnerable hillside areas. The Fire Department has staged generators, pumps, pumper trucks and sandbags for flooding and swift-water rescues, and LADWP is prepared for potential power outages.
Bass urged residents to sign up for emergency alerts at NotifyLA.org, check whether their homes are in flood zones (flood insurance typically takes 30 days to take effect), pick up free sand and sandbags at fire stations if they live near burn scars or flood-prone areas, avoid driving during storms, never drive or walk through flooded streets, and stay away from downed power lines. The National Weather Service has also issued an extreme heat warning for Los Angeles through Thursday, Oct. 8.
(Source: Office of the Mayor of Los Angeles)
Source: Office of the Mayor of Los Angeles
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