Southern California has been battered by heavy rains for the past few days, causing millions of gallons of untreated sewage to discharge from sewer connections across Los Angeles County, flowing into the coastal waters off Long Beach and San Pedro, as reported by health and sanitation officials.

While communities across the Los Angeles Basin grapple with issues like mudflows, power outages, and flooding, county sanitation crews are encountering challenges in containing numerous sewage spills.

These spills have resulted in the release of waste along major streets and into storm drain systems, affecting environmentally sensitive areas such as Cabrillo Beach and the Port of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported.

On Tuesday, sewage emerged through manhole covers near the Port of Long Beach and in Whittier, situated approximately 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles.

As of now, county sanitation officials are working to assess the quantity of sewage that entered storm drains before the spill could be contained.

Written by B.C. Begley