LOS ANGELES: Wildfires raged across California on Friday, destroying homes and forcing evacuations, as over 1,000 firefighters tackled flames in the southern part of the state alone. Ben Ibarra/via REUTERSSix homes were destroyed, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby told a news conference, adding that the number was expected to rise. At least four other fires have erupted in southern California this week, fueled by high temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius and bone dry conditions. An aerial view of California wildfire is pictured in Los Angeles county, California, U.S., in this screen grab taken October 24, 2019 and obtained by Reuters October 25, 2019. A helicopter makes a water drop, as a wind driven wildfire continues to burn in Canyon Country north of Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 25, 2019.

Source: New Strait Times October 26, 2019 07:18 UTC