Twenty-seven people have died across the Los Angeles area. Officials have said the true death toll isn’t known as the fires continue to burn.

The Lyle family had already lost their Malibu home to the Topanga Fire back in 1993 when the Palisades Fire erupted in early January, dealing them a hand they were unfortunately already familiar with.

Communities like Malibu were ravaged by the Palisades Fire, and drone video shows the apocalyptic damage that lies across the city.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads containing the Palisades and Eaton fires.

As Santa Ana winds returned to Southern California, residents and first responders braced for another day of critical fire weather.

Nicholas Mathews wasn't going to take any chances. As fires engulfed the nearby Pacific Palisades, he decided to evacuate his rehabilitation center, Summit Malibu, before the flames reached it too.

In travel news this week: the world’s 50 best cities according to Time Out, huge religious festivals in Italy and India, plus the little blue bus that faced down wildfires and is ready to hit the road.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.

KTVU's Roberta Gonzalez is live in Malibu with an update on the windy conditions in Southern California, the dangerous air quality and some new fires

Fierce winds and wildfires have shifted land in the burn areas of the Eaton and Palisades fires, raising the risk of mudslides and debris flows.

With the immediate threat of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires over, residents of Altadena, Pasadena, the Pacific Palisades, and Malibu face yet another looming threat from Mother Nature. California Gov.