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in the us and around the world from the team here in washington. welcome to bbc world news america. firefighters are still battling to contain wildfires which have been raging across los angeles for four days. let's show you the latest pictures from the city. forecasters say more high winds are expected in the coming days, which could stoke an already perilous situation. ten people are now known to have died, and abouti0,000 homes and buildings are either destroyed, damaged or at risk. a night—time curfew has been put in place in the worst—affected areas to protect abandoned homes from looting. there are five fires still burning — and fire crews have only made limited progress in containing them. the biggest fire, palisades, which was completely out of control yesterday, is now 8% contained. the eaton fire, in the altadena neighbourhood, is just 3% contained. the bbcs los angeles correspodent emma vardy reports. a fourth gruelling day holding the line in the face of

la's inferno. as tens of thousands of acres continue to burn. right, you guys on radio, we'll meet you at tcc. some communities have taken the disaster response into their own hands. in topanga canyon, with fires burning all around, a group of locals calling themselves the heat hawks have sprung into action. initially everyone felt a bit abandoned, but i understand why. we have a very tight community that is very connected, and so the local knowledge is really essential. well, these guys are just taking a look around the neighbourhood to see if they can see any spot fires orjust anything they can help with, using whatever resources they can get their hands on — water supplies, fire extinguishers. the emergency services are just so stretched that people like this want to do what they can. we don't have any left anyway. there's more coming,

check at the library. despite an evacuation order, here some residents are staying as long as they can to try to protect properties. there'sjust not enough people, not enough crews, you know, people. they're in demand. i think budgets have been cut. around 10,000 buildings have been destroyed across the city but every now and then by some miracle, one has been spared. there has been anger at city leaders over the fire response. now pledges are being made that la will rebuild. with so many homes and businesses lost, we are putting plans in place to make sure we aggressively rebuild. i don't believe there is anything that we cannot do if we stand together. the risk of crime poses a new threat. security has been stepped up in abandoned neighbourhoods and curfews are now being enforced. you cannot be in these affected areas. if you are, you are

subject to arrest. that is important. we are not doing this to inconvenience anybody, we are doing it to protect the structures, the houses, that people have left, because we ordered them to leave and i want them to feel confident that we are doing everything we can to secure them. along the pacific coast highway as the exclusive la suburb of malibu. this one embodied the californian dream. some of the most expensive real estate in america. now, ashes. at least ten people have now died and it is warned the death toll is expected to increase. despite days of hard work, it's up here in the hills where the fires are still raging and with the winds picking up once again there's real fears about its spread. and they're facing an uphill battle

to try to contain it. with a red flag warning for strong winds at the weekend, it's now a race to try to limit the danger. most of the fires have been burning for days — take a look at this one street in altadena, where the eaton fire is burning. this is — fair oaks avenue. this is what it looks like now after those flames tore through the neighbourhood. that's what fair oaks avenue looked like before. almost nothing is left of these homes. early estimates suggest the total damage caused by the fires could amount to nearly 150 billion dollars. in the last hour we've heard from the bbcs helena humphrey, who is on the ground in altadena. the warning from authorities is that the death toll is likely to climb further and is already at ten and thatis further and is already at ten and that is because fire crews say so far they have not been able to reach

the hardest hit areas which is difficult to believe when you look at the level of destruction already here. this is altadena community church in as you can see it has been completely destroyed. a similar picture if you cross the road and take a look at st. mark's episcopal church. that as well has all but gone. just on the road and from here thejewish centre as well has also burned down. we speak to people here, many of them say that in moments like this, they are turning to theirfate and moments like this, they are turning to their fate and are relying on it but they cannot come to places like this for comfort nor for shelter when they have lost their homes as well. we were speaking to one family who lived just up the road, their house has been completely destroyed and they were taking their children to have a look at the destruction to try and help them understand what had happened because the four—year—old was asking questions four—year—old was asking questions like, "is the four—year—old was asking questions like, "is the chimney still there? will cento be able to get down and deliver my presence? how do you

explain that the next generation particularly at a time when these weather events exacerbated by climate change will only get worse in the future. i've been speaking with california state senator sasha renee perez, who represents parts of los angleses impacted by the devastation — including altadena. you represent the district where the eaton fire is burning, what can you tell us about the current situation? the fire still very active right now. i met with cal fire early this morning and they let us know that we are just at 3% containment so this is very much still an active situation. we want to make that very clear to my constituents so that they understand this is not a safe time to be returning back to your home, evacuation orders are still in place and it is still a very dangerous situation. place and it is still a very

dan . erous dangerous situation. ~ �* place and it is still a very dancerous dangerous situation. ~ �* ., place and it is still a very dan . erous dangerous situation. ~ �* ., ., place and it is still a very dancerous dangerous situation. we've heard a lot as well about _ dangerous situation. we've heard a lot as well about water _ dangerous situation. we've heard a lot as well about water shortages i lot as well about water shortages and damages to the quality of water, what is the situation there? right now because _ what is the situation there? right now because water _ what is the situation there? right now because water levels - what is the situation there? ill mt now because water levels are what is the situation there? fl mt now because water levels are so low, both in the communities of altadena and pasadena given the amount of resources that are firefighters are using, both communities have informed the public that it is not safe to drink water from the faucet at this time. they are recommending to residents and constituents to make sure that they are using bottled water in order to ensure that it bottled water in order to ensure thatitis bottled water in order to ensure that it is safe. we also have a tonne of ash in the air. we know thatis tonne of ash in the air. we know that is incredibly dangerous as well and that has gotten into the water supply. so we are telling folks to drink bottled water. i am here at a donation giveaway for those who have been impacted by the fire and they are giving away lots of bottled water as he can come here to pasadena city college and pick up

supplies if you need them. obviously we have seen — supplies if you need them. obviously we have seen a _ supplies if you need them. obviously we have seen a lot _ supplies if you need them. obviously we have seen a lot about _ supplies if you need them. obviously we have seen a lot about big - we have seen a lot about big expensive homes and celebrities and so on, but so many people have nowhere to live now and know to go. what is there for them at the moment to shelter, to get meals, skill water as you have described? we have sites here at — water as you have described? we have sites here at pasadena _ water as you have described? we have sites here at pasadena city _ water as you have described? we have sites here at pasadena city college. i sites here at pasadena city college. this will continue to be a donation distribution through the weekend so folks are invited to stop by here and get what they need. we also have the pasadena civic centre that is serving as the evacuation centre. that is located off of green street. people can go there and there are cops available. we also medical services available there as well. doctors, nurses volunteering around the clock in case anyone has special needs. if you have lost your medication, if you cannot find your medication, if you cannot find your medication or was lost in the fire or are not able to grab it while you were evacuating, you can also come

to the pasadena civic centre and let them know what medication you need whether it is albuterol, if you are diabetic in need your insulin, they have those resources there. so we want people to know to go to either of these locations to seek out that help and assistance. for of these locations to seek out that help and assistance.— of these locations to seek out that help and assistance. for people who have had to — help and assistance. for people who have had to evacuate _ help and assistance. for people who have had to evacuate their— help and assistance. for people who have had to evacuate their home - help and assistance. for people who| have had to evacuate their home and i believe that includes and other family members, is there any sense of when you will be able to back? right now after talking with cal fire over the last few dates and understanding the situation, for me this is the first time that i am dealing with a wildfire at this level in our community and i will tell you this is the first time for i think all of my constituents. we have never had something like this happen before. a couple of things. this is not about getting the fire contained, it is also incredibly hazardous for people to be touching and debris, things that have turned to ash. there is p.m. 2.5 particular

matter that is dangerous for our systems to breed then so there will be an entire process of not getting the fire just contained but making sure we do fire clean up to get out any hazardous items so that members of the public can safely go and get their items. we do not want people coming up and trying to do that themselves. it could be a very dangerous and hazardous situation for them. so it is going to take some time. we want to emphasise to hold tight and wait for announcements from public safety officials and we are going to be working on getting that out to folks. but once again, this is an active fire. evacuation orders are still in place so we need people to continue to stay away. we still in place so we need people to continue to stay away.— still in place so we need people to continue to stay away. we know that there had been _ continue to stay away. we know that there had been a _ continue to stay away. we know that there had been a brewing _ continue to stay away. we know that there had been a brewing home - there had been a brewing home insurance crisis in california, what is going to mean for homeowners into the future and ensuring their properties once they rebuild them7

honestly this is going to be a very active situation that we were navigating. i wasjust active situation that we were navigating. i was just meeting with the president pro tem at the california state senate and talking to the representative of the palisades area and there are number things that we will be working on legislatively to find some solutions to this. in addition to that, the insurance commissioner has also announced a moratorium on any insurance cancellations over the next year. i want to make sure that members of the public know that as well and the insurance commissioner is going to be coming here to the community. he will be right here at pasadena city collegejanuary community. he will be right here at pasadena city college january 25 and january 26 hosting an insurance workshop, providing resources and information we will have a team of experts to help and guide people through the process of navigating the process so there will be a lot of help. i want to emphasise to members of the public, keep all of your receipts. document all of the

conversations you are having with your insurance company. this is very critical especially as we prepared for the road ahea