A driveway in front of a vacant seaside Malibu home collapsed Tuesday morning after steady rainfall and high surf on the Los Angeles County coast.
Utility crews and department of building and safety personnel responded to the location in the 31000 block of Sea Level Drive after the collapse damaged a gas main Video from NewsChopper4 showed a hole with a portable toilet inside in front of the residence.
No injuries were reported.
Hours of rainfall Sunday into Monday and continued high surf were among the effects of Tropical Storm Marie hundreds of miles off the California coast. The swell from the storm and an elevated evening high tide means waves are reaching farther inland.
About 20 homes along the Long Beach Boardwalk were evacuated as high surf conditions continued early this week. On Monday, homeowners were scrambling to place sandbags, board up windows and take other precautions as high surf threatened to flood residences along the shorelines in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
A high surf advisory and coastal flood advisory will be in effect until 11 p.m. Tuesday for portions of the Los Angeles County and Orange County coasts. Large breaking waves of 6 to 10 feet for south and southwestern-facing beaches and 4 to 7 feet for west-facing beaches are expected, with strong and dangerous rip and longshore currents.
High tides will also increase through early in the week and were expected to exceed 7 feet by Monday. The combination of elevated tides and the south swell will create a moderate risk of coastal flooding in some areas.