Entire LA neighborhoods are turned to ash

Far from Hollywood's wealth, fire survivors feel forgotten.

Sign up for Reuters newsletters  Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Linda Noakes Multiple wildfires are still raging in Los Angeles, as scientists confirm the planet's temperature is at levels never before experienced by modern humans. Plus, Trump faces sentencing in New York and investors await key US jobs data. Today's Top News   The Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona California wildfires Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night as dry desert winds fanning the flames again gathered strength. In Pacific Palisades, where film stars and other celebrities lost their homes, the fire may spell an end to cheap homeowners insurance. Far from Hollywood's wealth, fire survivors feel forgotten. Reuters photographers who have covered multiple wildfires say they have never witnessed anything like the scale of this week's destruction. 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