Storms end Southern CA water restrictions for 7M

Several dozen people who were forced to flee Southern California apartment buildings as earth slid away from their backyards were warned Thursday that they may be evacuated indefinitely. Three apartment buildings and one nearby building in coastal Orange County's San Clemente were red-tagged and evacuated on Wednesday when the land began to shift and slide down a hillside following torrential rains.

The National Weather Service said heavy rain could hit Southern California again early next week. Some Southern California beaches were closed as heavy rain overwhelmed sewage systems and sent thousands of gallons of raw sewage to the sea.

Ventura County closed beaches near the Santa Clara River after a collapsed sewer line spewed about 148,000 gallons of sewage into the waterway, which flows into the Pacific Ocean. The closures were expected to remain in place through the weekend or until testing shows bacteria levels are safe.