The survival of palm trees has sparked a wider discussion about California’s response to wildfires. Reports of wealthy homeowners hiring private firefighting crews have drawn at

In an area famous for natural disasters, survivors of multiple massive wildfires in Los Angeles County described apocalyptic scenes and the horror of trying to outrun flames stoked by hurricane-like winds.

Aerial view of wildfires in the Los Angeles area Credit: ABC7 Los Angeles Live aerial view of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The blazes have killed at least 24 people so far and destroyed thousands of homes.

Aerial footage shows a charred forest in the Palisades area of Los Angeles, highlighting extensive wildfire damage. At least 24 people have died in what California Governor Gavin Newsom called the most devastating natural disaster in U.