Rain leaves 23,000 DWP customers without power

A pedestrian walks along a street in downtown Los Angeles during a rainy Oct. 17 morning.

By Sarah Parvini

Oct. 17, 2016 10:20 AM PT

A rainstorm moving through Southern California left 23,000 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers without power Monday morning, officials said.

With 7,900 outages, Venice was hit hardest by the power failure, followed by Green Meadows, San Pedro and Hollywood. Customers in East Hollywood, Palms, Van Nuys and Westchester also reported problems.

Crews responding to outage calls are working to restore power as quickly possible, the DWP said.

Among the most frequent causes of power outages during storms are palm fronds, tree branches and other debris that fall and hit power lines, the department said. Such outages are common during the first rain after an extensive dry period.

Here are some tips on how to drive safely in rainy weather.

sarah.parvini@latimes.com

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Sarah Parvini was a reporter at the Los Angeles Times from 2014 to 2024. She most recently covered the video game industry and previously wrote about California’s diverse communities, with a focus on the state’s shifting demographics. She was part of the team that won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, as well as a member of the investigative unit that uncovered scandals at USC’s medical school. The child of immigrants, she speaks fluent Persian and conversational Spanish.

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