live from london, this is bbc news. a state of emergency as wildfires ripped through parts of los angeles. several evacuation orders are in place and some 30,000 people are forced out of their homes. this is the scene live as firefighters battled through the night to try to contain multiple fires. we the night to try to contain multiple fires.— the night to try to contain multile fires. ~ . ., ., multiple fires. we have a home over here. _ multiple fires. we have a home over here, not _ multiple fires. we have a home over here, not home _ multiple fires. we have a home over here, not home lost. - multiple fires. we have a home over here, not home lost. this| over here, not home lost. this one is completely levelled. panama's foreign minister says the sovereignty of the panama canal is non—negotiable. donald trump has refused to rule out using military force to claim the waterway. the uk's prime minister, sir keir starmer, has urged mps not to back a

parliamentary attempt today to push for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs. you are watching bbc news. firefighters in california are battling three different blazes in and around los angeles, including a ferocious one that has ripped through the affluent pacific palisades neighbourhood. it is in the hills near santa monica in los angeles. at least 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate. the pink shaded area shows the limits of how far the fire had spread. you can see that in some areas it is almost reached the coach. —— coast. it stretches down from mountainous areas to the beach city of santa monica. these are live

pictures from los angeles, where in the past few hours we have seen burning cars and destroyed buildings as the fire swept through. two more fires are reported to be spreading in other parts of los angeles, as strong winds to spread the flames. 0ne strong winds to spread the flames. one is growing rapidly near pasadena, on the city's northern edge. a third one is being reported from near the angeles national forest. firefighters say the conditions are as bad as they get, with gusts of wind up to more than 100 kilometres per hour. the white house says president biden is being briefed on the situation, whilst the governor of california has warned that fires are no longer seasonal, but a year—round threat. emma vardy has the latest. the fire exploded at astonishing speed. the combination of dry conditions and strong winds

causing the fire's rapid spread. people evacuating began to leave their cars and escape on foot. emergency services eventually bulldozed some 200 abandoned vehicles to clear the roads. the pacific palisades area is home to luxury properties and celebrity homes. at least 30,000 residents were told to leave. my heart is in my throat, but we're 0k as long as the firefighters said there's an ambulance to take us out. but this is like right at my doorstep. we've been watching these huge plumes of smoke rising and the flames flickering over the mountains behind us. now, people in california are used to wildfires and strong winds at this time of year, but this one is more unusual because of how quickly it spread and the fact it's so close to a densely populated area. thousands of buildings were in danger of being engulfed by flames as emergency services tried to keep people safe. it's not yet clear how widespread the damage is to properties, but some

homes have been destroyed and several other fires have also been burning. while the strong winds continue, there's warnings across california that more wildfires may start. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. 0ur cbs reporter is at the scene. he says firefighters are trying their best to stop the fires from spreading. we are after are _ fires from spreading. we are after are of— fires from spreading. we are after are of pacific _ fires from spreading. we are| after are of pacific palisades, in a neighbourhood that is a total loss. we have a home over here, another home lost. and we go this way, homer's on this street, this one is completely levelled. the firefighters are not trying to save these structures. they are trying to prevent these flames from jumping to other neighbourhoods. you can see these embers. in some cases they are being carried a mile in advance of the source flames, lighting other rooms on fire. �* , ,, ., ~ flames, lighting other rooms on fire. �* , , , ., ~ ., fire. i've been speaking to jennifer colby, _ fire. i've been speaking to jennifer colby, a - fire. i've been speaking to jennifer colby, a public. jennifer colby, a public

information coordinator for the city of pozzovivo to pasadena. in the most recent updates i have received, we have evacuated more than 5000 people, it has significantly impacted the eastern portion of pasadena and surrounding areas. this is a unified command between the pasadena fire, los angeles county fire and the los angeles county fire and the los angeles national forest. 0n the public safety side, we have the pasadena police department on la county sheriffs department working tirelessly to maintain this. it is a very active effort at this time. we are heafina effort at this time. we are hearing some _ effort at this time. we are hearing some accounts . effort at this time. we are l hearing some accounts from people on the ground in parts of los angeles who, at the moment, they are unsure of what they should do next. they can see the fire in the neighbourhood, and if they should leave their homes. if

there is a mandatory order, do not stay in the area, do not come in from other areas, minimise traffic, anyone in the area. we do have resources in our community, so there is an evacuation centre open in pasadena, the pasadena convention centre. if you receive a mandatory evacuation order and need a place to stay, we have bordering on site available from pats. —— pats. how would you describe the emergency response? do they have enough resources and manpower? we do they have enough resources and manpower?— do they have enough resources and manpower? we are utilising the resources _ and manpower? we are utilising the resources that _ and manpower? we are utilising the resources that we _ and manpower? we are utilising the resources that we have. - and manpower? we are utilising the resources that we have. we | the resources that we have. we are working actively on this.

we have multiple fire units on this. we have requested 50 strike teams state—wide. we are trying to address this as quickly and effectively as we can. , . , ., can. over the years, we have seen several _ can. over the years, we have seen several wildfires - can. over the years, we have seen several wildfires in - seen several wildfires in california and the wider california and the wider california area. how would you describe the experience at the moment? 0ne describe the experience at the moment? one of the reporters on the ground says they have never seen anything like this in 20 years. i seen anything like this in 20 ears. ~' seen anything like this in 20 ears. ~ ., years. i think there are unique situations— years. i think there are unique situations in _ years. i think there are unique situations in a _ years. i think there are unique situations in a disaster, - years. i think there are unique situations in a disaster, but i situations in a disaster, but as always it is a very unified effort and we are all working together tirelessly to address this as quickly as possible. let's hear from our reporter in pasadena. let's hear from our reporter in pasadena-— pasadena. it's a really heartbreaking - pasadena. it's a really| heartbreaking example pasadena. it's a really - heartbreaking example of how glowing embers from a wildfire can absolutely destroy a neighbourhood. we are on delray in pasadena. when we first got here, about 35 or a0 minutes

ago, this home was completely destroyed. now you can see there is another home that has caught fire, black smoke billowing from the top, we know that as a structure burning and there are homes right here. the wind is blowing in all directions. embers were blowing across the street. now there are at least too much of the big buildings on fire. it is heartbreaking. firefighters have hoses pulled into the neighbourhoods, but they can't really do anything because the wind is basically laying the flames down on top of homes and condos like a blowtorch. the hose is not going to do anything against that. when it goes up, that is pretty much it. they are trying to focus their efforts on protecting the homes a little bit further away from the flames, where they know they can put on the work to protect

them. we are seeing firefighters that are going into this condo complex and you hope that people have heard about it and they have increased in intensity. a man was saying he was getting his neighbour out, she did know the fire was burning behind. i am sure there are other people who did not know that the fire was this close to them, until they heard the fire alarm next door and came out.— and came out. celebrities are amon: and came out. celebrities are among those _ and came out. celebrities are among those fleeing - and came out. celebrities are among those fleeing the - among those fleeing the affluent neighbourhood in los angeles. eugene leavey lives in

the area and told local media he was forced to evacuate his home. the smoke looked pretty black and intense, he said. he continued, i couldn't see any flames, but the smoke was very dark. steve guttenberg stayed to help firefighters when moving cards to make room for incoming fire trucks. he had a message for residents leaving the area, telling local tv what is happening is people take their keys with him as if they are in a parking lot. this is not a parking lot, we really need people to move their cars. 0ther need people to move their cars. other celebrities that reportedly had homes in the area include tom hanks, jennifer aniston, area include tom hanks, jenniferaniston, reese jennifer aniston, reese witherspoon, basketball star kobe leonard and james woods. james woods described evacuating his home and said he was not sure if it was still standing. it feels like losing

a loved one. and on instagram, mark hamill, most famous for his role in star wars, called the blaze the most horrific fire since 1993 and said he evacuated malibu. last minute, there were small fires on both sides of the road, he said. at least 30,000 people in the area are under evacuation orders as the blaze worsens. let's show you some of the latest pictures that we have. these are firefighters on the ground, battling that claim. we have heard from the governor for california, gavin newsom, saying 1a00 firefighters have been deployed to combat the unprecedented fires in los angeles, with hundreds of additional staff pouring in from across the state. he went on to say that emergency officials, firefighters and first responders are hands on

deck to protect against fires. we have been hearing from a public information officer with the california department of forestry and fire protection, saying there is no possibility of containing the fires at the moment, because of the high wind. we have been hearing from the bbc weather centre that they have wind gusts of up to 100 kilometres per hour, making it difficult to contain the fires. these are the latest actors we have from los angeles, a skate telling of your state of emergency called in the city because of three major wildfires. in the city because of three majorwildfires. —— in the city because of three major wildfires. —— a state of emergency called in the city because of the wildfires. rescue workers into better working around the clock to search for survivors after a major earthquake killed at least 126 people. the magnitude 7.1 quake

struck at around 9am local time on tuesday. the impact was felt across the shigatse region of tibet, although tremors were also felt in nepal and parts of india. a large—scale rescue operation has been launched, with survivors under additional pressure as temperatures as low as minus 16 degrees celcius overnight. chinese state media reported that around 3,000 buildings had been destroyed — leaving thousands of people without shelter. residents are afraid to enter some buildings left standing, as aftershocks may continue. it is difficult to estimate the number of casualties, how many have been taken out we do not

have been taken out we do not have access to information inside to bat, it is very close to nepal, and many families in that region are giving information to us. 0therwise, information to us. otherwise, it's difficul