Long Beach Homes Sustain Significant Damage Following Tropical Storm Rachel, and 8 Buildings Have Been Red-Tagged

California beachfront properties are on the verge of ruin after four days of destructive waves from Tropical Storm Rachel.Inspectors have red-tagged eight buildings on the Long Beach Peninsula so far, affecting 13 individual addresses, and one building has been yellow-tagged.The number of tagged buildings could still increase as inspections continue, although crews have limited time to access damaged areas in between high tides.Crews had a small window of time between Sunday night’s high tide and the tide that came in around 10 a.m. Monday. There will be another window for further inspection before Monday night’s high tide.As relentless waves damaged the exterior of many buildings throughout the weekend, smashing doors and windows, another issue took shape: Each wave washed away sand from beneath the buildings, potentially causing foundations to shift.One home had a large crack stretching from its foundation to its roof, with the front half of the building appearing to have shifted, according to KABC.“As the waves are hitting these structures, it's pulling the soil away from the foundations and the substructures of these buildings, potentially undermining the foundations of these b...