A 20,000-gallon sewage flow forced the closures of beaches in Long Beach, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Los Angeles, authorities said on Wednesday.
The closure affected beaches stretching four miles (more than six kilometers) and was expected to last indefinitely, Long Beach city officials said.
This was the fourth spill this year to close beaches.
Close to 20,000 gallons of sewage flowed into the Los Angeles River on Tuesday afternoon and traveled west into Long Beach, said Nelson Kerr, the recreational water manager of the city of Long Beach.
The spill was caused by a broken sewer line, he said, adding that the beaches were closed "to protect the public from serious illness due to exposure to untreated sewage."
Long Beach has been hit by 31 sewage spills since January, four of them serious enough to close beaches. The number is about 10 fewer than this time last year, but they have caused three more beach closures than in the same period last year.
Source: Xinhua
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