Australian Mum Says Son Killed In LA Fires As Water Ran Out

Wind-fanned wildfires have killed at least 24 people in Los Angeles, consuming communities and destroying homes (Credit: AFP)

An Australian mother has spoken of how she tried in vain to save her blind son from the Los Angeles wildfires as water supplies ran dry.

Shelley Sykes, a TV production entrepreneur, told Australian media of a desperate battle to save her 32-year-old son Rory, who had cerebral palsy.