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(Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_2540463\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2560\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-2540463\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2192413679-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" /> A resident takes down an American flag outside a burning house during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. The most destructive wind storm to strike the Los Angeles area in 14 years is fanning wildfires and has sent thousands of residents fleeing for their lives, with dangerous gusts expected to persist for at least another two days. Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_2540458\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2560\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-2540458\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2192943357-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1688\" /> Fire engulfs a home as the Eaton Fire moves through the area on January 08, 2025 in Altadena, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to over 2,900 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second fire has emerged near Eaton Canyon in Altadena. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_2540455\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2560\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-2540455\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2192342829-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" /> Firefighters fight the flames from the Palisades Fire burning the Theatre Palisades during a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_2540457\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2560\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-2540457\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2193016614-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1713\" /> Cars destroyed by the Eaton Fire sit in the parking area of a burned auto shop on January 08, 2025 in Altadena, California. 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Firefighters battle flames during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. A fast-moving wildfire ripped through an affluent neighbourhood in Los Angeles, forcing thousands of people to evacuate as the region braced for a brutal wind storm that could last well into the weekend. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Uncontrolled wildfires tore through parts of the Los Angeles region, fanned by extreme winds, forcing thousands of residents to flee and grounding firefighting aircraft. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Emergency workers drive past the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images
A person uses a garden hose in an effort to save a neighbouring home from catching fire during the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Over 1,000 structures have burned, with two people dead, in wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds across L.A. County. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A firefighting helicopter drops water as the Sunset Fire burns in the Hollywood Hills with evacuations ordered on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Over 1,000 structures have burned, with two people dead, in wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds across L.A. County. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A police vehicle drives past active fire during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images
A wheelchair in front of a burned apartment building during the Palisades Fire on January 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
A firefighting helicopter flies near a home burn from the Mountain Fire on November 6, 2024 in Camarillo, California. Pushed by strong winds, the fire has burned across more than 10,000 acres since it began this morning. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire while it burns homes at Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
Firefighters battle flames during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images
A vehicle burns during the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Over 1,000 structures have burned, with two people dead, in wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds across L.A. County. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
People attempt to save a neighbouring home from catching fire during the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Over 1,000 structures have burned, with two people dead, in wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds across L.A. County. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Structures burn during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. The most destructive wind storm to strike the Los Angeles area in 14 years is fanning wildfires and has sent thousands of residents fleeing for their lives, with dangerous gusts expected to persist for at least another two days. Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Firefighters battle flames during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images
A man rides a bike while flames from the Palisades Fire burn a building on Sunset Boulevard amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to over 15,000 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second major fire continues to burn near Eaton Canyon in Altadena. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
A resident takes down an American flag outside a burning house during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. The most destructive wind storm to strike the Los Angeles area in 14 years is fanning wildfires and has sent thousands of residents fleeing for their lives, with dangerous gusts expected to persist for at least another two days. Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Fire engulfs a home as the Eaton Fire moves through the area on January 08, 2025 in Altadena, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to over 2,900 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second fire has emerged near Eaton Canyon in Altadena. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Firefighters fight the flames from the Palisades Fire burning the Theatre Palisades during a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
Cars destroyed by the Eaton Fire sit in the parking area of a burned auto shop on January 08, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A burned car sits next to the remains of a home destroyed during the Palisades Fire on January 8, 2025 in Malibu, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to over 15,000 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second major fire continues to burn near Eaton Canyon in Altadena. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
A resident evacuates during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Wildfires broke out in Los Angeles County as the region, already gripped by drought, began facing hurricane-force gusts forecast to rake it for days. Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images
People assist firefighters with a hose line as they extinguish a burning home during the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Over 1,000 structures have burned, with two people dead, in wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds across L.A. County. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A view of burned vehicles at a property destroyed by the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Over 1,000 structures have burned, with two people dead, in wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds across L.A. County. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A man uses water to extinguish remaining flames at a destroyed house next to his son's house during the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. Over 1,000 structures have burned, with two people dead, in wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds across L.A. County. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
The remains of a home destroyed during the Palisades Fire on January 8, 2025 in Malibu, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to over 15,000 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second major fire continues to burn near Eaton Canyon in Altadena. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)