SSome of Los Angeles’ most popular beaches are partially or fully closed due to harmful levels of bacteria.
Swimming and playing in the ocean have been banned up and down the coast in front of the Santa Monica Pier and Topanga Canyon Beach in Malibu due to “bacterial levels exceeding health standards,” according to the Los Angeles Department of Health. Public health.
Other swimming areas, such as Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey and Las Flores Creek at Las Flores State Beach, have their entire swimming area closed.
Other affected areas include Puerco Beach, Paradise Cove, Cabrillo Beach and Solstice Creek.
Those who risk swimming in bacteria-filled waters could end up with stomach and intestinal upset, diarrhea and vomiting, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Some of Los Angeles’ most popular beaches are partially or fully closed due to unhealthy levels of bacteria, such as Topanga Canyon Beach in Malibu (pictured).
Swimming areas, such as Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey (pictured) and Las Flores Creek at Las Flores State Beach, have their entire swimming area closed.
Many waterborne germs originate from human and animal feces, so the NIH recommends that people avoid using the toilet in water and also keep children’s and animal feces away.
Algae can also infect the water.
“If there are concerns about bacteria or other hazards, focus on doing other activities,” Dr. Dwayne Porter of the University of South Carolina told the NIH.
Dangerous bacteria can also cause fatal sepsis, coma, limb amputation and, in the worst cases, death.
Swimming is prohibited within 100 metres of the Santa Monica Pier (pictured) and Topanga Canyon Beach in Malibu.
Inner Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro (pictured) was also closed
Model Bella Hadid visited a California beach earlier this week, just before the warnings were issued.
Gigi Hadid’s younger sister hit the beach wearing a white lace miniskirt as a cover-up.
Bella also enjoyed a quick photoshoot on the beach with her friends during her beach day.
Earlier this month, more than fifty beaches were closed across the East Coast due to two major safety concerns: high bacteria levels and dangerous currents.
Dangerous bacteria can also cause lethal sepsis, coma, amputation of limbs and, in the worst cases, death. (Pictured: Stock image of cyanobacteria in water)
The National Park Service and New York City Parks closed all beaches in Brooklyn and Queens due to potentially life-threatening rip currents as Hurricane Ernesto approached the U.S. coast.
Just a few states away in Massachusetts, more than 50 beaches were closed primarily due to high bacteria levels, the state dashboard shows.
At 33 beaches, bacteria levels had reached levels that were unsafe for swimming and could cause illness.
Meanwhile, harmful cyanobacteria blooms were detected on 13 additional beaches.