this is bbc news, the headlines. firefighters are battling huge wildfires in california in and around los angeles. evacuation orders are in place, 30,000 people are told to leave their homes — firefighters say, there's �*no possibility�* of bringing the fires under control. rescue workers in tibet race against time and freezing conditions to search for survivors, after a major earthquake kills at least 126 people. more on all of that in a moment. but first, that have all the sport news. west ham have confirmed that julen lopetegui has been sacked after less than eight months in charge at the london stadium. the club said that "the first

half of the 2024/25 season has not aligned with the club's ambitions". we can speak to our seniorfootball reporter nizaar kinsella. good to see you. the news we expected all day that lopetegui was going to go. remind everyone how it has got to this position. it everyone how it has got to this osition. . , , . position. it has been an interesting _ position. it has been an interesting day. - position. it has been an interesting day. the - position. it has been an - interesting day. the writing has been on the wall for a while a2. we thought he might be under pressure a little while ago in december but then results stabilised and he was unbeaten in four. since then he has lost heavily to manchester city and liverpool. this put is back back —— hisjob back in the pressure. it has culminated in his sacking. a cancelled press conference was today. he was previewing that game today and that was cancelled. he took training before he was eventually sacked just moments

ago. finally, what we all suspected might happen actually happened but not before he took a training session today.- a training session today. there were many _ a training session today. there were many that _ a training session today. there were many that after - a training session today. there were many that after david - were many that after david moyes was sacked, be careful what you wish for. the moyes was sacked, be careful what you wish for.— moyes was sacked, be careful what you wish for. the idea was for the spanish _ what you wish for. the idea was for the spanish manager - what you wish for. the idea was for the spanish manager to - for the spanish manager to reinvent west ham. i think david moyes was very successful in his last spell at the club at the criticism was about his style of play for the he won a european trophy and his style was pragmatic and lopetegui are supposed to bring in a new style of play but the results haven't been what they expected. haven't been what they “meted-— haven't been what they exected. ., , ., haven't been what they exected. .,, ., . ~ expected. he has got the sack. it seems that _ expected. he has got the sack. it seems that graham - expected. he has got the sack. it seems that graham potter. expected. he has got the sack. it seems that graham potter is| it seems that graham potter is going to be the next man in the door. why do you think west ham have gone down that route? idietitian have gone down that route? when ou look have gone down that route? when you look at — have gone down that route? when you look at graham _ have gone down that route? when you look at graham potter's - you look at graham potter's track record, before chelsea, before chelsea, before that in brighton, he track record, before chelsea, before that in brighton, he brought in that style of play i brought in that style of play i was talking about earlier, that was talking about earlier, that

expansive football, make the club more successful and evolved it in the next step. that is what west ham are looking for. they are looking for that evolution and a bit of success under a progressive manager. green party will try to get the team winning again. graham potter has turned down ajax, southampton reportedly were in talks with him as well. everton, we don't know what is going on at goodison park. this has to work for graham potter, day and only seven points above the rain gauge on its own. graham potter taking thisjob graham potter taking this job is graham potter taking thisjob is very interesting for some of his reputation took a hit rightly or wrongly, everyone has their view on what it

them away from relegation, they shouldn't be in a relegation battle with the players they have. west ham's statement today said they weigh well below expectations. it is a club that wants to push for europe. club that wants to push for euro e. . ~ club that wants to push for euroe. ., ~ ,, club that wants to push for euroe. . ~' , club that wants to push for euroe. . ~ , . europe. thank you very much indeed. lopetegui— europe. thank you very much indeed. lopetegui has - europe. thank you very much indeed. lopetegui has been l indeed. lopetegui has been sacked by west ham this afternoon. new zealand have beaten sri lanka by 113 runs, to wrap up their three match 0di series with one match to spare. showers and a wet outfield delayed the start of play by two hours, but when it did get going rachin ravindra and mark chapman were able to make half centuries. and despite a hat—trick from spinner mahesh tek—shana, from spinner mahesh tekshana, new zealand reached a competitive total of 255—9. in reply, sri lanka were bowled out forjust ia2. the final match takes place in auckland on saturday.

let's get back to those wildfires in and around los angeles. they break there, it has been such a battle for all of those fire crews through the course of the night. they were saying the strongest intensity of the fire was just before dawn and there you see some of the live picture still coming in. you get a real sense of that. four majorfires in. you get a real sense of that. four major fires they are battling with, ia00 firefighters in place. let's go from those pictures to some extraordinary pictures we have heard in the last few minutes because this video was taken by a passenger on board a flight that had been re—routed to los angeles international airport yesterday. you can see the thick dark clouds of smoke. there is an eerie orange glow of the fires raging below. tens of the fires raging below. tens of thousands of people have been told to flee their homes. we have been about those details and the areas that have

been evacuated, certainly the governor were saying those evacuation orders are in place but not everybody has heeded them. we have heard of injuries on the ground but also huge numbers of properties that have been destroyed so far. the alarming thing for firefighters is so far, they are not able to contain any of these four major blazes. let's speak to marika erdely, who has fled her home and is staying with her daughters in santa monica. thank you so much for being on the programme. give me an idea of what you have been through in the last 2a hours. of what you have been through in the last 24 hours.— in the last 24 hours. hello, bbc. in the last 24 hours. hello, bbc- really _ in the last 24 hours. hello, bbc. really scary. - in the last 24 hours. hello, bbc. really scary. started | bbc. really scary. started yesterday at 1015, i was going to head out for a meeting, a business meeting. i looked outside and that orange glow you were talking about was all

across the ocean. it was frightening, i looked out with my cousin visiting from budapest, we saw the view. i live above the museum in la, between pacific palisades and malibu. it is a development on a plateau of about 500 homes. you can see everything from up there. the orange glow, what is going on? looks to the left and there is this giant storm of plume of smoke. it was obviously right there in the palisades. very scary. we were looking there and my daughter called to say her daughter, a two—year—old, needed to be picked up at the preschool. i went to pick her up because she was on sunset. got her home and then the evacuation orders came

in and we piled the car up. i got my dog, my cousin, the baby and some valuables into the car and some valuables into the car and drove to santa monica. you lived in california _ and drove to santa monica. you lived in california so _ and drove to santa monica. you lived in california so used to wildfires. give me an idea of how different this one is. we have been listening to details of people like you who have evacuated will certainly have had to leave their cars because the fires were moving so quickly. the fires were moving so cuickl . , �* ., ., ., quickly. yes. i'm a native of los angeles, _ quickly. yes. i'm a native of los angeles, i _ quickly. yes. i'm a native of los angeles, i have - quickly. yes. i'm a native of los angeles, i have lived i quickly. yes. i'm a native of. los angeles, i have lived here all my life. these wins and the wins that have been happening over and over the last couple of years have been much stronger, and the wind is the strongest it has ever been last night. they were picking up. i know the whole area, the palisades, where the car was stopped. it is scary, it is one access to their homes. it is gorgeous to hike there. i know

that area very well. everybody had to abandon their cars and thatis had to abandon their cars and that is scary. the thing to note is this is a climate driven catastrophe that is happening here because of these extreme winds and the fact that our government and the world isn't paying attention to base right now, and we don't have mandates to help fix this problem and starts making a difference for our kids is just so upsetting and frustrating, i am in the business of sustainability and the fact that i see what is happening with the legislation and we are not focused on it. i don't really know, what are we waiting for? we have 30,000 people having to flee their homes and people had nothing getting toothbrushes yesterday. everyone around me had evacuated. what are we waiting for? why isn't our government and society really focused on this climate change? it is a

serious issue and the fact and is paying attention is ridiculous.— is paying attention is ridiculous. ~ ., ., ., ridiculous. we are going to canter ridiculous. we are going to center that _ ridiculous. we are going to canter that in _ ridiculous. we are going to canter that in the - ridiculous. we are going to canter that in the next - ridiculous. we are going to canter that in the next few| canter that in the next few moments because it interesting that governor was talking about this, we no longer talk about fire seasons in california, we now have fire years. it is happening all of the time for that i will come to that in a moment. before that, i wanted to turn to finding out a little bit about what is happening on the ground and what is likely to happen. let's talk to jonathan porter who is covering the fires. thank you for joining us here on bbc news. we had our last guest and many others talking about the santa ana winds. tell us why they are playing a big part in all of this. good afternoon. this has been a fast—moving wind driven inferno causing property destruction. we have multiple majorfires as

you mentioned going on. the winds themselves strong winds out of the north—east offshore winds with wind gusts of 50—70 mph. we had gusts of up to 100 mph. we had gusts of up to 100 mph. that is like dealing with the wind in a hurricane and with this fast moving inferno, it has been that combination that has led to a lot of the property destruction. some of the guests, 100 mph, malibu hills, 98, fremont canyon, 83. the winds in areas like pacific palisades and malibu, this is a one in ten year event. they have been driven by a couple of factors conspiring together. we have an area of high pressure over nevada, that produces the santa ana winds in california. the big difference is we have

an area of strong low pressure crossing through portions of southern california with a lot of wind energy and that is adding extra momentum and adding extra momentum and adding extra momentum and adding extra amplification to this whole setup. the challenges those strong winds are going to continue today, you look at them and the accu you look at them and