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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano and agencies

Dangerous winds expected to amplify California wildfires as death toll hits 24

Ruined homes and blue sky
The ruins of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood inn Los Angeles on Monday. Photograph: Armando Arorizo/Prensa Internacional/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock

Firefighters battling the disastrous wildfires around Los Angeles were prepared for a return of dangerous winds that could again stoke the flames as the death toll in the tragedy has hit at least 24.

Fierce gusts known as Santa Ana winds have been largely blamed for turning the wildfires into devastating infernos that leveled huge tranches of neighborhoods around America’s second-largest city, which has also been hit by drought.

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