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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

LA wildfires: death toll rises to 24 as winds threaten further destruction

firefighter in front of flames
Flames near a fire road above Mandeville Canyon during the Palisades fire, in Los Angeles, on Saturday. Photograph: Mark Edward Harris/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

The death toll from the Eaton and Palisades fires that have consumed large swathes of Los Angeles county – and are still less than 30% contained – has risen to 24, according to medical examiners.

The county of Los Angeles medical examiner published a list of fatalities without giving details of any identities. Eight of the dead were found in the Palisades fire zone, and 16 in the Eaton fire zone, the document said.

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