At least 28 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.

The Hughes fire has burned through 3,407 acres since it started late Wednesday morning, according to local officials.

The Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires are among the latest blazes for Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire weather warnings.

Six wildfires are burning in Southern California, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking

As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.

California is years behind ... the new rules because they are deemed at highest fire risk by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire, driven by hurricane-force winds ...

They are sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires could be reversed as the new president prepares to survey the damage.

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The crisis underscores efforts to look beyond the forests and public lands that have been the traditional focus of wildfire risk to more community-based mitigation efforts involving homeowners, private landowners,

Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, are burning across Los Angeles.