Watch: Before and after video shows extent of destruction from LA fires

Some 24 people have been killed, with thousands of homes destroyed in the wildfires so far 

Some 24 people have been killed, with thousands of homes destroyed as wildfires wreaked havoc on the Los Angeles area.

At least 16 people are missing, a number authorities said was also likely to rise.

A before and after video from Reuters shows the scale of the destruction in the Pacific Palisades area of LA.