According to a tweet by the airport, the customs area of Terminal 2 was flooded. Arriving passengers were being bused to Tom Bradley International Terminal.
The airport advised that people picking up passengers from Terminal 2 could meet them at the lower arrivals level of Tom Bradley.
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Meanwhile, there was chaos on many freeways in the Los Angeles area, with multiple crashes shutting down lanes and strewing debris across roadways.