Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Check out this video of the devastating fires ripping through Los Angeles. Anna Kynclova from Venice, California, USA, captured the heartbreaking footage from the Santa Monica Pier. The clip shows the horrifying effects of the fire with a huge cloud of ash heading towards Anna.

Amid the tragedy a look at the before and after pictures of neighbourhoods from Malibu, to Hollywood Hills, Pasadena and the Los Angeles skyline.

Officials are bracing for the return of fierce Santa Ana winds as they try to contain large blazes in the Los Angeles area. Here's the latest.

The sole population of Southern California steelhead in the coastal range has survived flames and drought but finds itself facing another threat.

A Santa Monica ... 6:45 a.m. A Santa Monica officer approached the car and signaled it was not authorized to pass through the checkpoint. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered ...

While many Angelenos have been devastated by the fires, others in the sprawling city have had to balance helping out with “normal life.”

Many businesses in Santa Monica are doing what they can to help wildfire victims, turning their shops into mini donation centers.

A fire weather watch was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Friday at 1:54 p.m. valid from Monday 10 a.m. until Tuesday 10 p.m. The watch is for Ventura County Beaches, Ventura County Inland Coast,

Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.

State authorities previously listed the Palisades as one of the five Southern California areas with the highest concentration of potential wildfire risks. The community also is among the areas most impacted by an unavailability of insurance coverage.