live from singapore, this is bbc news. a wildfire in los angeles has spread to 12 hundred acres, grown tenfold in 20 minutes. the search for survivors continues in tibet after an earthquake leaves at least 126 people dead. donald trump holds out the prospect of extending us territory and floats the idea of military action for control of greenland and the panama canal authority former presidentjimmy carter's funeral procession arrived at these capital where he will lie in state.

hello. we begin with breaking news from los angeles where a rapidly evolving wildfire has taken hold and is spinning out of control. we will show you live images. you can see flames above the pacific palisades area. firefighters have tried to stop the spread. it has grown tenfold. wind gusts of more than 120 kilometres per hour have been whipping through the area with local fire service officials saying fire conditions are as bad as they get. around 30,000 people have been evacuated and people who were stuck in traffic on the highway were told to abandon their cars and run. the la fire department chief gave this update. department chief gave this u date. , , update. currently the fire is

at 1261 acres _ update. currently the fire is at 1261 acres and _ update. currently the fire is at 1261 acres and growing i update. currently the fire is - at 1261 acres and growing based on aerial recon and aerial reconnaissance. it is making it extremely challenging for our personnel assigned to this incident. california governor gavin newsome is one conditions into the night will be extremely dangerous. by no stretch of the imagination are we out of the woods. you heard the fire chiefs say 10pm tonight until 5pm tomorrow will be peak winds and having just quite literally an hour or so ago gone up the canyon and saw first—hand the impact of these swirling winds and the embers and the number of structures destroyed, not a few, many structures already destroyed and the fact that people were still not evacuating, still did not heed the warning, werejust coming down the canyon, is a reminder of how serious this moment is and how important it is you listen to these

evacuation orders. 0ur correspondent sent this update. we have been watching plumes of smoke in the distance covering a huge area and feeling the strong winds up here and it is the wind driving the spread of this fire and making it spread over hundreds of acres so quickly and that is making life challenging for the emergency services who have been trying to contain this for hours now. about 30,000 people have been evacuated so far but that number is expected to go up quickly because this fire is spreading so rapidly and it is quite unpredictable at the moment and the peak of these winds is not over, so it is making conditions challenging for the fire crews who are trying to keep people safe. a number of homes have been threatened, some damaged. it is impossible to say how many at

the moment but people began leaving a number of hours ago but they were leaving in cars at first and then started to leave on foot with suitcases and pets with them as this became rapidly so much more risky for people close to it. in the pacific palisades, it is densely populated, very expensive, very wealthy, so huge homes, high profile celebrity residents living in that area towards the pacific ocean, so a number of 0cean, so a number of well—known residents have been posting on social media about the risk and it is a frightening time for people having to leave their homes, don't know if they will be there when they get back or what the damage is. there are now millions of people under fire warnings across california because these conditions are so dangerous. you can feel everything is so dry, the vegetation on the mountains hasn't had any water for a number of months and has

created these dry conditions combined with the wind, meaning a spark and set fire off very quickly as it did today and spread so rapidly, so the state of emergency has been declared in los angeles as they battle to try to get this under control. for more i am joined byjessie (unknown term). how serious is this wildfire? it seems like it is spreading rapidly. seems like it is spreading raidl . , seems like it is spreading raidl. , , . seems like it is spreading raidl. , .,, rapidly. this is a serious fire forjanuary. _ rapidly. this is a serious fire forjanuary, starting - rapidly. this is a serious fire forjanuary, starting off - rapidly. this is a serious fire forjanuary, starting off the | forjanuary, starting off the new year, a destructive fire where eight hours and we have the rest of the night to go through, which was mentioned earlier, the most significant potential of this event, tonight through six am with even more destructive winds, so a serious fire, a highly populated area, mountainous area, prime topography for fire to grow rapidly with ridges and

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down of the course of the week we can dig into some fire, do suppression and put an end to this fire. ~ ., ., this fire. we heard from the californian _ this fire. we heard from the californian governor - this fire. we heard from the californian governor gavin l californian governor gavin newsome earlier, saying some people were reluctant to evacuate. ., ., , , evacuate. unfortunately, we see that a lot, _ evacuate. unfortunately, we see that a lot, with _ evacuate. unfortunately, we see that a lot, with people living - that a lot, with people living in homes for years and it is hard to let go and walk away with an expectation of not seeing that home any more. we understand the emotion they are feeling but it is important for their safety to evacuate as soon as possible and he'd warnings of law enforcement and authority officials to get out. it also puts firefighters at risk the longer they choose to stay and not evacuate, doesn't it? ' i: i: , , , , stay and not evacuate, doesn't |t7'::::f , , stay and not evacuate, doesn't |7t':::r , , it? 10096. it puts us at risk because — it? 10096. it puts us at risk because we _ it? 10096. it puts us at risk because we have - it? 10096. it puts us at risk because we have to - it? 10096. it puts us at risk because we have to go - it? 10096. it puts us at risk| because we have to go into those dangerous areas and motivate and try to get them out and that they don't. .. motivate and try to get them out and that they don't... if they don't we are risking our

lives staying in these areas with fires whipping around, burning homes left and right. with higher winds, you see a lot of debris flying through the air, heavy branches falling into the roadway. this is when powerline start falling down and landing into the roadway obstructing the roads or even areas where firefighters are working trying to protect homes, you have power lines for down and that is a safety hazard where we need to identify those powerlines before we continue moving forward. . , . ., forward. thanks very much for aaivin us forward. thanks very much for giving us all — forward. thanks very much for giving us all that _ forward. thanks very much for giving us all that context, - giving us all that context, what it takes to fight these fires. if you want to see more information about this story we have a live page on our website and on our mobile application. we will turn our attention to tibet where rescuers have spent the night searching for

survivors of an earthquake killed at least 126. the epicentre was in a remote area near the border with nepal around 80 kilometres from mount everest and close to one of the region's holy cities. journalists are not allowed to enter tibet without chinese government permission so this report has been sent from beijing. fear has rattled through the foothills of everest. the injured are still in shock. crouched in the rubble, they can barely call for help, and they cradle and cling to those who have been saved. their remote mountain homes are no longer shelters. their small brick houses crumbled in the strong and shallow quake. china's response has been swift. more than 1,000 rescuers were sent to the region. the first few hours are critical to save lives and, brick by brick, they searched for survivors, going from building

to shattered building, looking for signs of life. the chinese air force launched an unmanned drone across the himalayan plateau — the quickest way to discover the worst hit areas. but the challenge for rescuers is clear. this valley is a,000m high and temperatures are well below freezing. roads have also been split by the shifting ground. foreign reporters cannot enter tibet without government permission. we are told the army have been dispatched to help and instructions have come from president xijinping. translation: we will do our best to investigate and search for trapped people. we will help save the injured and wounded and assist those who need help to rebuild their lives. hundreds of people

now need shelter in villages scattered across the roof of the world. as temperatures dip to —18 celsius, they can huddle in tents for now, as the search for the missing goes on. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. ownership is the nepal director for care. caps are.— for care. caps are. from yesterday _ for care. caps are. from yesterday i _ for care. caps are. from yesterday i been - for care. caps are. from yesterday i been taken i for care. caps are. from - yesterday i been taken every earthquake every second, memories of 2018 and the audience and throughout several years. yesterday morning it happened and the china— nepal border, and also in kathmandu, a few districts in that area. it brought back that memory. right now on the nepal end, we haven't much heard of any

casualties but several minor injuries and damage, that this is a high altitude region and free live in a very seismically active zone. ——we live. it is very difficult and once any utilities or anything its damage, it will be out of connection, difficult to access, difficult to get information, no communication and even to reach there, it needs days and hours. that's why it is very difficult but care along with local authorities how co—ordinating with local government and gathering information and if anything is needed and as soon as the rapid assessment report comes, we are ready to work along with the government to provide any kind of humanitarian response, support. we are ready without care and emergency package. if needed, we will do rapid analysis and go forward. but then damage so far, it has not been reported.

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