Drone footage has revealed the extent of the horrific devastation Los Angeles has suffered this week due to wildfires burning in California. At least five people have died and many others have been severely injured as several fast-moving wildfires have torn across the Los Angeles County area,

At least five major wildfires were burning around Los Angeles County by Thursday. The largest two were still at 0% containment.

At least 10 people have died and more than 180,000 have been forced to evacuate as the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires burn tens of thousands of acres.

The first sign of worry for many was thick smoke blowing down from the hills of the affluent Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, which borders Santa Monica and the famous Malibu coast. LA residents are accustomed to wildfires but the Palisades fire spread rapidly out of control.