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California fires live updates: Rain heading to LA this weekend

At least 28 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.

Newsweek · 21h

California Wildfire Map Update As 5 New Fires Erupt

Nine wildfires are currently burning across Southern California as of Friday morning, five of which ignited yesterday.

NBC News · 1d

What we know about the victims killed in the California wildfires

Twenty-seven people have died across the Los Angeles area. Officials have said the true death toll isn’t known as the fires continue to burn.

Eaton Fire, Los Angeles

NBC Los Angeles on MSN · 19h

Map: See containment updates for 3 largest fires still burning in Los Angeles County

The Eaton Fire is almost completely contained in the Altadena area northeast of Los Angeles. On the LA County coast, the Palisades Fire is over three-fourths contained. The Hughes Fire, which broke out in the Lake Castaic area Wednesday north of Los Angeles, is over 50% contained.

Hosted on MSN · 17h

The Cost of the Los Angeles Fires Is Looking Like $30 Billion—and Counting

While the insurance cost of the devastation is estimated to be around $30 billion, another tally puts the total damage at upward of $250 billion.

The Atlantic on MSN · 1d

Los Angeles Has Always Been Divided

W hen wildfires broke out across Los Angeles earlier this month, many publications began to frame the incalculable tragedy through the lens of celebrity news. As flames engulfed t

Trump blames California water policy for worsening LA fires

Orange County Register · 8h

Trump’s claims about California water and L.A. fires are inaccurate and misleading, experts say

Southern California reservoirs are near full, and hydrant problems are unrelated to the Delta and fish, they note

Associated Press · 15h

Trump blames California water policy for worsening LA fires, but experts disagree

As President Donald Trump tours wildfire damage in California, he's blaming the state's water policies for worsening the fires that have devastated the Los Angeles area.

The New York Times · 1d

Trump Says California Failed to Send Water to L.A. to Fight Fires, but Experts Say He’s Wrong

President Trump has blamed a lack of water during the Los Angeles fires on California decisions that benefit a small fish. Yet experts say he’s confusing different issues.

3hon MSN

The GOP blamed the L.A. fires on California’s ‘forest management.’ But that’s not the problem

The native landscape is chaparral, not forest—and clearing out the brush could make fires even worse. When the Palisades Fire ...

2hon MSN

Floods, landslides are a risk as fire-scarred Los Angeles girds for rain

There is a 10% to 20% chance of flash flooding and landslides in some recently burned areas of Los Angeles County, ...

1don MSN

Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California

Officials remained concerned that the Palisades and Eaton fires could break their containment lines as firefighters continue ...

How contained are the Los Angeles fires? See the latest on efforts to control Palisades, Eaton and more fires

Here's the latest on containment for the fires burning across Southern California as firefighters work to extinguish the ...

14hon MSN

Flood Watch Issued For Fire-Stricken Los Angeles Areas—Here’s Why Rain Might Be An Issue

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch effective from 4 p.m. Sunday to 4 p.m. Monday for areas in or near burn ...

Santa Rosa Press Democrat18h

California rushes billions in aid for Los Angeles fire recovery: ‘The first of many steps’

California passed a set of bills to expedite LA wildfire recovery funds as part of an extended special session called by Gov.

Fire-ravaged Los Angeles braces for toxic rain runoff

The fires are still not fully contained and have killed 28 people and damaged or destroyed nearly 16,000 structures.

1don MSN

Rain is finally coming to Southern California: What you need to know

Weekend rains could bring some relief to Southern California. Here's the forecast and an assessment of how much it will help ...

Santa Rosa Press Democrat17h

President Trump’s bound for Los Angeles — threatening to withhold fire aid and keeping California Gov. Newsom out of the loop

The Trump administration apparently opted not to coordinate at all with Gov. Newsom while planning the president's visit to ...

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