New video footage shows beachfront homes on the verge of collapsing, local officials report that no homes have actually collapsed yet.
Emergency crews rushed to deploy seawall barriers as the coast took a beating on Sunday.
The high surf and coastal erosion generated by Post-Tropical Storm Rachel—compounded by an El Niño-fueled Kelvin wave—have heavily battered the Long Beach Peninsula.
The intense wave action and severe structural damage occurred over the weekend of October 10–11, 2026.
📹: @WeatherNation
