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Waves crash into homes as excavators try to protect California properties

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Waves crash into homes as excavators try to protect California properties. (2026, October 11). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/11/waves-crash-into-homes-as-excavators-try-to-protect-california-properties?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-10-11

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Tropical Storm Rachel caused waves to crash into coastal homes in California, leading to flooding and power outages. In response, construction crews are using excavators to build barriers around affected properties in an attempt to prevent further damage from the storm's effects.
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Story summary

Tropical Storm Rachel, initially predicted by the National Weather Service to hit Baja California before changing course, ultimately brought significant damage to southern California in October 2026. The storm caused widespread coastal flooding and high surf that damaged homes along beaches from San Diego County to Long Beach and Newport Beach. Waves up to six feet and intense swells led to partial destruction of oceanfront properties, including the beachfront mansion of Olympian Paris Porter in Long Beach's Alamitos Peninsula, which had been rented by her and her husband RJ Porter since they got married there. The Porters shared videos showing their home crumbling into the sea, expressing deep sadness over the loss while highlighting the broader impact on coastal communities already hit by previous storms earlier that month.

Written for “Tropical Storm Rachel Hits California Coastline” on 2026-11-02, grounded in this article and the 17 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Tropical Storm Rachel Hits California Coastline
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“While both articles describe coastal property damage due to severe weather in California, ARTICLE B mentions efforts by construction crews to protect properties and is dated a day after ARTICLE A's incident.”
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Hedges 3 of 21 claims Outlet record 60/100
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“The articles describe damage from Tropical Storm Rachel hitting California's coast on the same day, but they refer to different locations and details of property damage.”
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“The articles describe different phases of a storm's impact, with Article A focusing on initial damage from waves and erosion on October 9th, while Article B covers later efforts to protect properties from ongoing wave impacts and flooding on October 11th.”
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California Tropical Storm Rachel

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Waves crash into homes as excavators try to protect California properties Construction crews were seen trying to block waves entering homes along California’s coast, after Tropical Storm Rachel brought flooding and power outages to the region.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-11
2026-10-11 · Al Jazeera
Waves crash into homes as excavators try to protect California properties · assertive framing

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Waves crash into homes as excavators try to protect California properties asserted
excavators → crash → properties
Waves crash into homes as excavators try to protect California properties Construction crews were seen trying to block waves entering homes along California’s coast, after Tropical Storm Rachel brought flooding and power outages to the region. asserted
Rachel → crash → region
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