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© KTLA-TVA large water main break near UCLA prompts the closure of Sunset Boulevard.

Severe flooding after an apparent water main rupture in Westwood near UCLA has stranded vehicles and caused road closures, officials said.

Sunset Boulevard was closed in both directions from Marymount Place to Westwood Plaza, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Water was as high as wheel wells shortly after the flooding began. Vehicles were stranded in parking structures, and at least one person was stranded. LAFD assisted three motorists.

There is a possible need for local evacuations, according to the LAFD.