Los Angeles - Saba:
The death toll from a week ago in Los Angeles and its surroundings increased to 24.
The Los Angeles Forensic Office stated in a press statement last night that the number of deaths due to fires increased to 24 cases while searching for 16 missing continues.
The American authorities announced the issuance of orders to evacuate about 150,000 people from the areas of fire spread, establish a center that allows citizens to report the missing persons, and create a database that enables the displaced to assess the damage to their homes.
US meteorological officials have warned of the continued blowing of strong winds that hinder firefighting and expanding fires until Wednesday.
Last Tuesday, Los Angeles erupted huge forest fires, which helped her strong winds and dry weather.
Later, the city's firefighting administration announced the spread of fires to other areas and that strong winds helped this and hindered the efforts of firefighters to extinguish them.