Los Angeles, United States, Jan 9, 2025 (AFP) - Major LA fires '0%' contained as residents survey havoc

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2025-01-09

Shell-shocked Los Angeles residents on Thursday surveyed the devastation from fast-moving fires that have claimed at least five lives, as officials warned the largest blazes remained totally uncontained. Swathes of the city lay eerily deserted due to the fires' destruction and sweeping evacuation orders, with acrid smoke blanketing the sky. A vast firefighting operation continued for a third day, bolstered by extra water-dropping helicopters than......

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