• Multiple wildfires across Los Angeles have caused widespread devastation and killed 25 people.
• The fires have burned over 40,000 acres with high winds making 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 at least 25 people.

More than 200,000 Los Angeles residents have been ordered to evacuate since the Palisades fire started on January 7, with mandatory evacuation orders continuing to affect tens of thousands of people across the area.

With wind speeds of up to 90 miles per hour, the flames spread rapidly and proved difficult to extinguish, resulting in additional fires. While the Santa Ana winds have begun to die down, forecasts show they could return early next week.

As of Thursday afternoon, the Palisades fire is 22% contained while the Eaton fire is 55% contained, CalFire reported.

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.

This blue Volkswagen in Malibu appeared to be the only thing on this block untouched by the Palisades fire.

Some homes in the Rambla Vista neighborhood have been destroyed, while others remain intact.

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.

Injured and displaced wildlife, like this coyote, have wandered into neighborhoods.

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 also became the site of a large donation drive.

The Pasadena Humane Society has taken in hundreds of pets since the start of the fires.

Source: CBS News

Children who had attended Palisades Charter Elementary were welcomed at Brentwood Science Magnet Elementary on January 15.

Local authorities continue to comb through the rubble for human remains as the death toll climbs to 25.

Members of the Mexican Army rescue team were deployed to help fight the fires, as well as assist with cleanup and recovery.

As recovery efforts begin, workers for Southern California Edison disassembled power lines.

And contractors for the Southern California Gas Company worked on securing gas lines.

Still, LA Mayor Karen Bass warned that the area is "not out of the woods yet."

Source: CNN

Landslides and mudslides have affected homes that weren't burned by the fires.

"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 burned home. "There's nothing left, just ash and bricks — there's nothing."

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