• Multiple wildfires across Los Angeles have caused widespread devastation and killed 24 people.
• The fires have burned over 40,000 acres as high winds have made them difficult to contain.
• Photos show scorched coastlines and oceanfront homes reduced to rubble.

Parts of Los Angeles are still burning from multiple wildfires that have ravaged over 40,000 acres and killed 24 people.

Over 105,000 Los Angeles residents have been ordered to evacuate since the Palisades fire started on January 7, with evacuation orders still in place for 92,000 people.

With wind speeds of up to 90 miles per hour, the flames spread rapidly and proved difficult to extinguish, resulting in additional fires. As of Monday morning, the Palisades and Eaton fires remained largely uncontained.

Iconic Los Angeles landmarks, such as Sunset Boulevard, sustained heavy damage. Others, like the Hollywood Sign, were obscured by smoke and ash.

Photos taken across Los Angeles show the devastating damage caused by the fires.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires were so large that the smoke was visible from space on Saturday.

Evacuated Palisades residents took shelter at the Westwood Recreation Center in Los Angeles as firefighters struggled to extinguish the flames.

Firefighting helicopters dropped water on the Hollywood Hills on Sunday in an effort to contain the Palisades fire.

The US National Guard enacted a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in areas affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires to prevent looting.

Some evacuees in the Pacific Palisades were forced to abandon their vehicles on the road as they fled to safety.

Evacuees in Altadena also left behind cars.

These cars at the Altadena Auto Center dealership were destroyed in the wildfires.

Residential areas across the city have sustained extensive damage.

Entire streets in the Pacific Palisades have been nearly wiped out by the powerful wildfires, creating an almost apocalyptic atmosphere.

Firefighters walked through destroyed streets to survey the damage.

Oceanfront homes on the Pacific Coast Highway were reduced to rubble.

A winged sculpture is all that remains of this home along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.

One home along Pacific Coast Highway was burned entirely, except for its metal spiral staircase.

The Bank of America on Sunset Boulevard was destroyed by the Palisades fire.

Marquez Charter Elementary suffered damage in the Palisades fire, with many students' belongings left behind in the rubble.

In Malibu Beach, residents returned to their homes to search through ashes and blackened debris for any remaining items.

One Pacific Palisades resident found reason to smile as she discovered a beloved doll in the scorched ruins of her home.

The Eaton fire began on January 7 and has burned through over 14,000 acres of land.

Normally bustling streets like Lake Avenue in Altadena were completely wiped out.

This home along Lake Avenue near Altadena Drive was burned to the ground, with only the fireplace remaining.

Personal items could be seen scattered on the floor of homes that burned in the Eaton fire.

People left behind full mailboxes as they evacuated.

The decimation looks like something out of a dystopian film.

The auditorium at an Altadena middle school was severely damaged.

The Altadena Community Church, which had been standing since 1947, was destroyed.

Source: Los Angeles Daily News

Even the most basic infrastructure, such as street signs, will need to be replaced.

Relief efforts are underway, like this event for victims of the Eaton fire at Santa Anita Park.

The Pasadena Community Job Center has also become the site of a large donation drive.

Local authorities continue to comb through the rubble for human remains as the death toll climbs to 24.

"I'm trying to figure out where I am in the house ... I think I'm standing in my dad's bathroom," one resident said as he sifted through the rubble of his family's home. "There's nothing left, just ash and bricks — there's nothing."

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