Firefighters deploy widely as winds threaten more neighbourhoods

Southern California residents faced new wildfire warnings as fire-fueling winds blasted across the scarred landscape, prompting evacuations and fears of more devastation. The dangerous winds, reaching near hurricane-force, have destroyed thousands of homes and claimed at least 24 lives. With an elevated fire risk affecting over 20 million people, a beefed-up firefighting force is in place to combat flareups and new blazes in the region.

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