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Before and after photos show scenes of destruction from the California wildfires

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Photos from the path of destruction highlight the mounting loss and how some California communities are forever changed.

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  1. ABC 7 New York

    PHOTOS: Powerful images show destruction from deadly Southern California fires (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    See dramatic photos from Southern California area wildfires, as Los Angeles County firefighters work to put out the flames.

  2. ABC 7 Chicago

    PHOTOS: Powerful images show destruction from deadly LA fires (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    See dramatic photos from Southern California area wildfires, as Los Angeles County firefighters work to put out the flames.

  3. CNN

    Visualizing the Los Angeles wildfires in maps and charts (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A series of life-threatening fires, the largest of which is in the Pacific Palisades, are destroying homes as they race across Los Angeles County and surrounding areas. CNN is tracking the fires in maps and charts.

  4. NBC News

    Photos: Before and after the California wildfires (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Before and after photos of the deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area have sent tens of thousands scrambling for safety and decimated neighborhoods.

  5. Newsweek

    Fire photos show Palisades destruction—"Looks like Mars" (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Pictures show devastating wildfires tear through Los Angeles suburbs.

  6. FOX Business

    Photos capture wildfires scorching Southern California homes, businesses (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Photos captured the multiple wildfires that Southern California firefighters have been battling. Four fires raging in Los Angeles County remained 0% contained as of midday Wednesday.

  7. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Before and after photos show scenes of destruction from the California wildfires (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Photos from the path of destruction highlight the mounting loss and how some California communities are forever changed.

  8. Insider

    Satellite images of the California wildfires (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Satellite images from January 6th to 8th show just how quickly the California wildfires spread and the sheer scale of the devastation.

  9. Insider

    The horror of the Los Angeles firestorms is hard to grasp, but emerging photos give a sense of the destruction (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The Palisades and Eaton fires are still raging through Los Angeles. Emerging photos offer a glimpse of how devastating their toll will be.

  10. Newsweek

    Satellite images show scale of fire devastation in Los Angeles (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Images provided to Newsweek by Planet Labs reveal the breadth of the Southern California wildfires as they intensified on Wednesday.

  11. ABC 13 Houston

    California wildfires: Before and after photos show destruction from fires (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Satellite images provided by Maxar show the devastation caused by the Eaton Fire and the Palisades Fire in Southern California.

  12. Insider

    Satellite images show the scale of the destruction from LA's wildfires (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Satellite imagery shows houses burned down, roads closed, and the fires spreading across Los Angeles.

  13. Forbes

    California Fires: Shocking Satellite Images Reveal Scope Of Wreckage (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Before-and-after satellite images from Maxar Technologies capture a harrowing view of the devastation from space.

  14. The Guardian

    Before and after the California fires: satellite pictures show devastation (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Satellite images show the scale of destruction from the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires

  15. Al Jazeera

    Scenes of destruction from Los Angeles wildfires (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    A drive along streets in the US state of California shows the kind of destruction left by several wildfires.

  16. Fox News

    PHOTO GALLERY: California Wildfires before and after (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A photo gallery showing the devastation caused by the Pacific Palisades wildfire that has wreaked havoc across Los Angeles.

  17. The Oregonian

    Photos show destruction from Los Angeles wildfires as thousands forced to evacuate amid ongoing blaze (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    Images of the devastation showed homes that had collapsed in a whirlwind of flaming embers. The tops of palm trees whipped against a glowing red sky.

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