PHOTOS: Storm sweeps through the Southland

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A trash boom keeps a massive refuse heap from flowing out of the Los Angeles River and into the Pacific Ocean. Storms often leave Southern California beaches littered with the region's trash. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beach25-2010jan25,0,2550000.story"><b>Full story</b></a>

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( Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times / January 24, 2010 )

A trash boom keeps a massive refuse heap from flowing out of the Los Angeles River and into the Pacific Ocean. Storms often leave Southern California beaches littered with the region's trash. Full story

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