As of Wednesday afternoon, the Santa Ana wind-fueled Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had scorched more than 11,000 acres and destroyed an estimated 1,000 structures, many of them homes, officials said.

Los Angeles has been battling fires fueled by violent winds of up to 160km/h. Nearly 180,000 people have had to flee their homes. Since the start of the fire, which broke out near Pacific Palisades before moving into the San Fernando Valley,