More than 6,000 structures have been destroyed in Southern California this week after wildfires, fanned by brutal Santa Ana winds, ripped through multiple neighborhoods of greater Los Angeles. The affected home and business owners are preparing for a tough recovery ahead, one that is likely to span years given the amount of destruction.
While it's still too soon to know the full extent of the damage, it is likely to be one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history, according to analysts: AccuWeather estimates damages at a minimum of $52 billion, putting the week's fires in the top ten catastrophes by property losses in U.S. history.
