There are several beach water closures and advisories still in place along the San Diego County coast following the heavy rain and flooding earlier this week. … Nearly four inches of rain fell Monday in a time span of just a few hours in some areas of the county. It was the city’s rainiest day ever in January and the fourth wettest day on record. … In the Tijuana River Valley thick piles of sewage was strewn across South Bay neighborhoods and roads, leaving residents to wade through contaminated water.

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