RAIN CAUSES TORRENT OF PROBLEMS IN L.A.Byline: Staff and Wire Services A winter storm brought rain to the Southland on Monday, which meant hundreds of car crashes and a water rescue of two people caught in the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. . The California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. reported 133 crashes in the L.A. area between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m., compared with just 57 during the same time period last Monday, CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Officer Francisco Villalobos said. Meanwhile, fire crews rescued two people who became stranded on an outcrop of dirt and vegetation in the Los Angeles River when storm water rushed through the often dry waterway. The 50-year-old man and 39-year-old woman were not in any immediate danger when fire crews used a small inflatable boat An inflatable boat is a lightweight boat constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurised gas. For smaller boats, the floor and hull beneath it is often flexible. to ferry them to safety, Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman Brian Humphrey said. Their names were not immediately released, and it was not clear how long they had been on the patch of earth in a section of the river parallel to Interstate 5 near the Los Feliz neighborhood. In all, more than 100 firefighters from Los Angeles and Glendale were involved in the midday rescue. The next storm could come as soon as Wednesday evening, with forecasters predicting a quarter- to a half-inch of rain. Santa Ana wind The Santa Ana winds (or Santana winds) are warm, dry winds that characteristically appear in Southern California weather during autumn and early winter. Meteorology conditions are expected to follow, bringing warm, dry weather this weekend. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) A storm that moved through the region Sunday night and early Monday blanketed the hills with snow in the Tehachapi Mountains near and at the "windmill farm" east of Tehachapi Pass. Sunshine was expected before the chance of more snow later in the week, weather forecasters said. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News (2 -- 3) Two people stranded by rising waters from the rain were rescued by the LAFD's Swift Water Rescue Team. Right, Oaks Christian High School  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . sophomore Megan Schoppe, 16, dribbles by a puddle on the school's field Monday. Mike Meadows/Special to the Daily News Tina Burch/Staff Photographer |
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