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At least 24 people have now been confirmed dead due to massive wildfires around Los Angeles with California Governor Gavin Newsom saying it could be the most devastating natural disaster in US history, which has also destroyed thousands of homes.

Here are 10 points on Los Angeles Wildfires:

  1. The number of people confirmed dead in two Los Angeles wildfires – that burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday – rose to 24 over the weekend. Eight of the dead were found in the Palisades Fire zone, and 16 in the Eaton Fire zone.
  2. Former Australian child star Rory Sykes, who appeared in the British TV show “Kiddy Kapers” in the 1990s, was among those killed in the wildfires in the United States’ second-largest city.

  3. While the Palisades Fire, which has grown to 23,600 acres, was 11 per cent contained, the Eaton Fire was at 14,000 acres and 15 per cent contained. A fire tornado was also reportedly spotted as the fire blazed through the San Fernando Valley in California.
  4. More than 12,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed in the blaze, which has forced over 1 lakh people to evacuate. The damage and economic loss is estimated at $135 billion to $150 billion.
  5. Anthony Hopkins, Paris Hilton, Mel Gibson and Billy Crystal were among dozens of actors who have also lost their homes to the blazes, that resemble a Hollywood disaster movie.
  6. Firefighters got a temporary break from the weather this weekend as Santa Ana winds, which reached hurricane force earlier in the week, finally eased.
  7. Officials, however, warned the winds would pick up again from Sunday night until Wednesday, reaching speeds of up to 96km/h.
  8. California Governor Gavin Newsom, a member of outgoing President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party, has vowed the city would rebuild. “We already have a team looking at reimagining L.A. 2.0,” he said.

  9. US President-elect Donald Trump has accused California officials of incompetence. “This is one of the worst catastrophes in the history of our Country. They just can’t put out the fires. What’s wrong with them?” he has said.
  10. A huge investigation by federal and local authorities has been launched to determine what caused the blazes. While the ignition of a wildfire can be deliberate, they are often natural, and a vital part of an environment’s life cycle.



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Rory Callum Sykes, a former child star from Australia has become the latest casualty of Los Angeles wildfires after the blaze ripped through his family’s Malibu property, according to a social media post by his mother, Shelly Sykes. The 32-year-old who rose to fame when he appeared on the 1998 British TV series Kiddy Kapers and later became a motivational speaker on living with disabilities, reportedly died of carbon monoxide despite Ms Sykes’ best attempts to save her son.

“It is with great sadness that I have to announce the death of my beautiful son @Rorysykes to the Malibu fires yesterday. I’m totally heartbroken,” Ms Sykes, wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

“He was a British-born Australian living in America, a wonderful son, a gift born on mine and his grandma’s birthday 29 July 92.”

According to Ms Skyes, her son, who was born with cerebral palsy, was staying in a cottage on the family’s 17-acre Mount Malibu TV Studio estate. As Ms Skyes tried to use water to douse the fire, she discovered it had been turned off.

“I couldn’t put out the cinders on his roof with a hose because the water was switched off. Even the 50 brave firefighters had no water all day,” wrote Ms Sykes.

She rushed off to get help from the local fire department but returned to find the cottage had been destroyed. “He [Rory] said, ‘mom leave me’ and no mom can leave their kid. And I’ve got a broken arm, I couldn’t lift him, I couldn’t move him,” Ms Sykes told Australia’s 10 News First.

Australia’s foreign minister, Penny Wong, said the government’s “thoughts are with the family of Rory Sykes at this tragic time”. “We continue to engage with Los Angeles authorities, who are working to confirm his death. Dfat is in close contact with his family and is providing consular assistance to them.”

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Los Angeles wildfires

Since the wildfires started, they have ripped through over 30,000 acres of Los Angeles County in just a few days, killing 10 people in the process. The LA wildfires are poised to become one of the costliest natural disasters in US history, with estimated losses already surpassing $135 billion.

The total losses could reach as high as $150 billion, making it one of the most expensive wildfires the country has ever seen, BBC has reported.

Though wildfires occur naturally, scientists claim that human-caused climate change is altering weather and changing the dynamics of the blazes. Two wet years in Southern California have given way to a very dry one, leaving ample fuel dry and primed to burn.






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