US forecasters have warned that new winds are set to hit Southern California as the region continues to confront raging fires.

Aerial shots show the destruction of a wide range of houses by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California.

A fire has erupted at a battery storage facility in the US state of California, one of the largest in the world, triggering the evacuation of hundreds of people.

Residents of Los Angeles are deeply concerned about the ongoing wildfires, insurance companies' refusal to compensate for damages, and the exacerbation of existing housing shortages and inequality.

Devastating wildfires are tearing through communities

Resnicks – the billionaire couple of Los Angeles – control critical water resources in the city, with their pistachio farms guzzling more water than all households in the city combined.

California wildfires have been ravaging many towns in California, incurring record damages, and burning to the ground homes and businesses.