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Clean-up underway in San Diego after Tropical Storm Hilary
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City and county leaders Monday thanked San Diegans for taking precautions and staying at home during Tropical Storm Hilary as crews continue to assess damages caused by the storm.
The region saw no loss of life caused by the weather, the leaders said Monday.
San Diego Gas & Electric reported a total of 15,000 customers lost power -- the vast majority of which have had power restored. City and county crews are still assessing sinkholes and infrastructure damage, but ultimately it appears disaster was averted. Crews were also assessing downed trees. One area that saw downed trees was near La Jolla Colony Drive in University City, where clean-up crews Monday began removing two large trees that toppled over during the storm.
One of the trees, which was approximately 40 to 50 feet in height, crashed on top of the roof of two townhomes Sunday around 5:30 p.m. It happened at the Madrid La Jolla Colony complex.
"There was a tremendous gust of wind, we waited for a couple of minutes, and then this enormous crash occurred," said resident Dennis Verilli, who also said you could tell by the sound of the crash, something had hit a structure.
According to neighbors, fire crews were on the scene within minutes and they made sure all three residents made it out safely. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
A second tree was spotted along La Jolla Colony Drive Monday morning. It did not hit anything. By mid-day, crews had already started removing it.
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