Firefighters battling multiple wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area are preparing for the return of dangerous winds that could again send the flames towards populated areas. At least 24 people are known to have been killed, since the fires started last week.
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00:00Well I'm in one of the worst hit areas of LA. This is still cut off to residents deemed
00:07too unsafe to return. And just take a look around and see the destruction here. This
00:14entire street has been wiped out. We've got car body here. The engine has been completely
00:21melted. The metal has been melted and is now reset. The death toll is continuing to rise
00:29for obvious reasons. There is a delay in deaths being recorded. Rescue crews have to
00:36be able to get through into these neighbourhoods to be able to sweep homes. But also this is
00:43still very much an active disaster where those support crews are needed in other areas. Today
00:51authorities are saying that they do expect the number to continue rising with people
00:58still missing. And looting is becoming more and more of a problem. The National Guard,
01:05hundreds of troops are stationed just down the hill from where we are on the Pacific Coastal
01:11Highway trying to stop anyone from getting through roadblocks. There have been reports
01:18of people dressing up as firefighters, impersonating fire crews to get into these
01:24affected neighbourhoods and then burgle homes. Police today warning people that they will be
01:30caught if they attempt it.