At least 12,300 structures have been damaged or destroyed.
The Palisades and Eaton fires, the two largest blazes, are only slowly being contained.
Los Angeles | Dangerously high winds were expected to resume on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) in Los Angeles, potentially hampering efforts to extinguish two stubborn wildfires that have levelled whole neighbourhoods and claimed the lives of at least two dozen people.
Dry Santa Ana winds of up to 112km/h were forecast to resume on Monday and persist through Wednesday, the National Weather Service said in issuing a “particularly dangerous situation” red flag warning.
