Extraordinary images show the scale of the devastation in California
A series of heartbreaking photos show the sheer destruction of the wildfires in Los Angeles as firefighters continue to battle the fires across the county.
A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire.AFP via Getty Images
A home burns in the Eaton Fire in Altadena.AP
A fire fighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows.AFP via Getty Images
Firefighters work to clear a firebreak as the Palisades Fire.REUTERS
Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire as it burns during a windstormREUTERS
A cyclist pedals past a burning structure on Lake Avenue in Altadena.AP
Fire crews monitor the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon.AP
The Palisades Fire ravages another neighbourhood. AP
A home burns in the Eaton Fire in Altadena.AP
An apartment building burns during the Eaton fire in Altadena.AFP via Getty Images
The Palisades Fire burns a structure in the Pacific PalisadesAP
A car drives past homes and vehicles destroyed by the Palisades Fire at the Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile EstatesAP
Police pass a commercial building destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los AngelesAP
A view of fire-ravaged beach property overlooking the Pacific OceanAFP via Getty Images
A cadaver dog, from the Los Angeles County Sheriff, sniffs through the rubble of beachfront properties destroyed by the Palisades Fire along the Pacific Coast Highway in MalibuAFP via Getty Images
A view shows the remains of homes burned by the Palisades Fire, in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood in Los AngelesREUTERS
Firefighters return as they battle the Palisades Fire on JGetty Images
Burned-out cars and homes reduced to rubble by the Eaton Fire are seen in Altadena,AFP via Getty Images
Burned homes are seen from above during the Palisades fireAFP via Getty Images
Flowers and a car are covered by fire retardant.REUTERS
Red flame retardant is seen on a car in the Mandeville Canyon .AFP via Getty ImagesFirefighters work to clear a firebreak.REUTERSFirefighterscontiunue to race against time to contain the fire before expected strong winds threaten to push flames towards LA's cultural landmarks.