LA wildfires: death toll rises to 24 as winds threaten further destruction

A car drives past homes and vehicles destroyed by the Palisades Fire in LA. Picture: AP Photo/Noah Berger

The death toll from the Eaton and Palisades fires that have consumed large swathes of Los Angeles county — and are still less than 30% contained — has risen to 24, according to medical examiners.

The county of Los Angeles medical examiner published a list of fatalities without giving details of any identities. Eight of the dead were found in the Palisades fire zone, and 16 in the Eaton fire zone, the document said.