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California coast facing more rain, dangerous surf after massive waves damage homes

Surfers navigate rocks and driftwood at Surfer's Point as they look for a spot to enter the water as large waves pound the beach on Dec. 28, 2023, in Ventura, California.

LOS ANGELES — A new rainstorm was expected to move into Southern California on Friday night as residents in some coastal communities dug out from big waves that damaged homes, closed beaches and left several people injured.

The West Coast is being inundated with rain and high surf thanks to powerful cyclonic storms spinning hundreds of miles off the coast and over the Pacific Ocean, forecasters said. From Medford, Ore., down to Los Angeles County, the end of the year will be awash in high surf, rain and coastal flooding.

Emergency officials are asking people to avoid the beaches and shorelines over the weekend. All beaches and coastal parks in

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