Some Long Beach residents made the most of a damp situation after streets in the Naples neighborhood flooded Saturday during Southern California’s mid-November storm.
As water levels rose in the area thanks to the storm, a pair of young cousins enjoyed the rare occurrence with a quick trip in their neighborhood on a kayak. Photos of Lazlow and Layla Acuna show the two cousins being pulled on a neighbor’s kayak.
“It was crazy, but it was also so fun because we were getting wet and everything,” Lazlow said.
“It was very fun, also,” Layla added.
Although the storm is subsiding, concerns linger for burn scar areas as they continue to be threatened by the possibility of mudslides. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025.
Over the past 48 hours, some areas of Los Angeles County experienced more than 4 inches of rain. Rainfall totals haven’t been released for Long Beach, but Daniel Acuna, the father of one of the young kayakers, said the water levels reached past his porch.
“It actually got up to an inch above our porch right here,” he said. “When I came back, it started even getting worse so it was a little scary, but I knew that it would be taken care of.”
Indeed, firefighters showed up to the flooded neighborhood with sandbags and pumps to clear the area. Within hours, crews were able to get rid of the excess water and make the area safe again.
“It was coming up on the sidewalks,” said Anastasia Palmondon, who lives in the area. “Everyone was putting on their rainboots to go out and chat with all the neighbors, so we’re just glad that it was taken care of and we can leave our streets now.”
The city said some of its storm drain pumps failed or were overrun by the constant rainwater. No injuries were reported in Naples in connection with the flooding.
The Southland had a brief break from the wet weather on Sunday but that pause will be short-lived as another system takes aim for the region on Monday.