California has been struck by a wave of wildfires with one described as a "near worst-case scenario" by a meteorologist.

California firefighters battled wind-whipped wildfires that tore across the Los Angeles area, destroying homes, clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Thousands of people fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades quickly spread to 1,260 acres Tuesday, a blaze ...