Los Angeles wildfires rage amid strong winds
Firefighters on Wednesday confronted persistently strong and dry winds fueling two giant wildfires that have terrified Los Angeles for eight days, testing the resolve of a city upended by the worst disaster in its history. Officials urged residents to remain vigilant and be prepared to evacuate at a moment's notice with peak wind gusts forecast to last through Thursday afternoon.






































































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A search and rescue worker investigates the charred remains of a house, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
A search and rescue worker investigates the charred remains of a house, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
Oranges from a charred orange tree lie in the driveway of a burned house, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
A search and rescue worker investigates the charred remains of a vehicle, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
A coyote stands atop a charred mountainside, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
A search and rescue worker investigates the charred remains of a house, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
A plane makes a drop as smoke billows from the Palisades Fire at the Mandeville Canyon, in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 11.REUTERS
A firefighter tries to extinguish flames during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 7.REUTERS
Firefighters battle flames during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 7.REUTERS
Smoldering remains of a structure during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 7.REUTERS
Firefighters work during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 8.REUTERS
Firefighters battle flames during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 7.REUTERS
Two firefighters stand near a burning home during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 7.REUTERS
A firefighter works during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 8.REUTERS
Firefighters work during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 8.REUTERS
Members of the search and rescue team from Fresno, California walk down a fire devastated street, as the the Palisades Fire continues, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
A view of the Santa Ynez Reservoir, as the the Palisades Fire continues, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
Firefighters and search and rescue team members stand near a banner, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
A search and rescue team member inspects a burned building, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
A search and rescue team crew works, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 15.REUTERS
A search and rescue team member and dog walk, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
The charred remains of a trailer park along the beach are pictured, following the Palisades Fire at the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
Walls remain from a building which burned following the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
People walk past charred building remains, following the Palisades Fire at the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan.15.REUTERS
A view of burnt remains of a house, following the Palisades Fire, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
Laura Shockley and Stacy Berman, both displaced due to the Palisades Fire, become emotional after dropping their children off at a new school in the Brentwood neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
A boy reacts as he and other students, displaced due to the Palisades Fire, arrive on their first day at a new school in the Brentwood neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
Parents drop off students displaced due to the Palisades Fire on their first day at a new school in the Brentwood neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
Jaclyn Senis and Laura Shockley, both displaced due to the Palisades Fire, embrace after dropping their children off at a new school in the Brentwood neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 15.REUTERS
A playground melted and destroyed by fire is seen in a burnt area as the Eaton Fire, one of several simultaneous blazes ripping across Los Angeles County continues, in Altadena, Calif., Jan. 14.REUTERS
A search and rescue team cleans off its dog after searching the remains of a home burned by the Palisades Fire, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 14.REUTERS
A burned fruit tree hangs in front of a devastated home, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Calif., Jan. 14.REUTERS
Police tape is seen on the ground at Skull Rock as police investigate the Palisades Fire, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 14.REUTERS
A U.S. flag hangs from a damaged home, as the Eaton Fire continues, in Altadena, Calif., Jan. 14.