The arrival of winter weather in California has already contributed to natural disasters along the coast.
The Ventura County Fire Department shared a statement onX(formerly Twitter) to report that eight people were hospitalized on Thursday after a “rogue wave” crashed onto a beach in Ventura, California, that morning.
VCFD wrote that the wave slammed onto the shoreline “during the high surf advisory at high tide.”
VCFD also shared footage of the incident. The video captures a tall wave rising and crashing onto the beach, causing a ripple effect of two other, even larger waves following in its path.
Based on the video, it appears as though the water continued to flood the beach and reached several feet tall as it rushed the shoreline.
Additional footage of the crash has surfaced on social media. One TikTok user shared avideothat shows how the wave’s aftermath extended throughout the area.
Ventura County Fire Department’s footage of a rogue wave crashing on Ventura Beach.Ventura County Fire Department/X
Ventura County Fire Department/X
The video shows the wave as it crashes on an elevated viewing area along the beach and then continues flooding at a high speed onto the surrounding road.
The current appeared to flow on the pavement over several streets and reach up to touch the bottom of several compact cars.
Later on Thursday, VCFD shared another update onX, writing, “High Surf Advisories remain in effect throughout [Ventura County].”
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“Please stay away from the water,” the fire department added. “Multiple rescues have been made. Numerous areas have been flooded and resulted in injuries.”
According toThe Los Angeles Times, there have been other recent reports of “injuries, ocean rescues, flooding and evacuation orders” along the California coast in recent weeks, with many occurring in Ventura County.
The National Weather Service toldTheL.A. Timesthat waves standing up to 12 feet tall have already been reported this season in Ventura County.
source: people.com
