Wildfires, evacuations across California’s Los Angeles: What we know

With strong winds in California, the Palisades, Hurst, and Eaton fires to continue to blaze through Los Angeles.

California has been placed in a state of emergency and two people have been reported dead as wildfires which began on Tuesday rip across metropolitan Los Angeles, triggering evacuations and power outages.

The third-largest state in the United States, California has frequently been swept by wildfires, especially in the south.

Here is what we know about the fires, their impact and the latest news on the ground.

At 10:30am (18:30GMT) on Tuesday, the first wildfire began in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).

This affluent neighbourhood, which lies between the Santa Monica mountains and the Pacific Ocean, is about 32 kilometres (20 miles) west of downtown Los Angeles.