LA wildfires escalate: Thousands ordered to flee as homes and lives lost

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The deadly, ferocious wildfires continue to rip through Los Angeles suburbs, home to many Hollywood celebrities, after sparking panicked evacuations as “hurricane-force” winds fuelled rapid blaze growth and firefighters run out of water.

At least five people have been killed and more than 1000 buildings burned in rampaging wildfires around Los Angeles, officials said Wednesday, with firefighters overwhelmed by the speed and ferocity of multiple blazes.

Evacuation orders were in place for about 100,000 people across the area and more than three million people were without power as of Wednesday afternoon.

President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on the unfolding crisis by blaming Governor Newsom.

“Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way,” Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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