Massive wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area have left neighbourhoods in ruins, killing at least five people.
Three major blazes that erupted just a day earlier grew substantially while winds scattered embers far and wide.
More than 100,000 people were under mandatory evacuations.
Here are 13 pictures that show the devastation left by the fires.
9. Firefighters fight the flames from the Palisades Fire burning the Theatre Palisades during a powerful windstorm on January 8.
(Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
10. The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood.
(AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
11. The fast-moving wildfire is threatening homes in the coastal neighbourhood amid intense Santa Ana Winds and dry conditions in Southern California.
(Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
12. The wildfires in California seen from a plane landing at Los Angeles International Airport.
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