Three major wildfires continue to ravage Southern California as firefighters battle blazes spread by the dry, powerful Santa Ana winds that blow down the mountains toward the coast. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection,

Incoming US president Donald Trump has used the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles to launch political attacks on outgoing President Joe Biden and California's Democratic governor Gavin Newsom.The Los Angeles fires have also seen Trump's surrogates launch attacks on Democrats.