Los Angeles wildfire: Santa Ana winds set to return

The Santa Ana winds, which fanned the wildfires in Los Angeles over the last week reducing whole neighbourhoods to smouldering ruins, are expected to intensify on Monday after a brief respite.

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Los Angeles wildfire: Santa Ana winds set to return

The Santa Ana winds, which fanned the wildfires in Los Angeles over the last week reducing whole neighbourhoods to smouldering ruins, are expected to intensify on Monday after a brief respite.

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The forecast has pushed firefighters to race against time to contain burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday.

The National Weather Service forecast predicts that the dry winds will pick up again from Sunday night until Wednesday, reaching speeds of up to 96km/h.

Evacuation orders are in effect for 105,000 L.A. residents while 87,000 are in evacuation warning zones, which means they may need to leave at a moment’s notice.

However, some progress has been made so far in stopping the Palisades and Eaton fires.

While the Palisades fire stood at 11% contained (a figure representing the percentage of the fire's perimeter that firefighters have under control), the firefighters increased the containment of the Eaton Fire to 27%, up from 15% a day earlier.

The Hurst Fire was 89% contained, and three other fires that had ravaged other parts of the county were now 100% contained, according to Reuters.

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