At least 5 dead as wildfires devastate upscale Los Angeles enclaves

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Over 100,000 residents in southern California were ordered to evacuate as wildfires ravaged the Los Angeles region, causing five deaths and destruction of over 1,000 buildings. The blazes spread to the Hollywood Hills, threatening iconic attractions and prompting evacuations as insurers braced for one of California’s costliest natural disasters.

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