One-third of Malibu burned, Los Angeles wildfire death toll rises to 16

                             One-third of Malibu burned, Los Angeles wildfire death toll rises to 16

One-third of Malibu, the beach city of Los Angeles, has been burned by wildfires. Malibu Mayor Doug Stewart announced this information at a meeting on Saturday evening local time. He said that Malibu has faced three wildfires in three months. The most serious of them is the Palisades fire.

Los Angeles, California, has been burning in a terrible fire since last week.

The number of people killed in the fires has risen to 16, the Los Angeles Medical Examiner's Office (the health office that provides death information) said a few hours ago. Of these, 11 people died in the Eaton fire near Pasadena and 5 in the Palisades fire. Officials fear that the death toll may rise further.

Los Angeles authorities are currently working to control four major fires around the city. The largest is the Palisades fire. Cal Fire said the Palisades fire is burning on 23,654 acres. It has been possible to control 11 percent of the fire.

The second largest fire is burning in Eaton. The fire that burned on 14,118 acres has been controlled by 15 percent. The Kenneth fire is burning on 1,052 acres. It is now 90 percent contained. And the Hearst fire is burning on 799 acres. It is now 76 percent contained.

The Santa Ana storms are being blamed for the fires in Los Angeles. The wind speed has decreased slightly since last Friday night, which has improved the fire situation. But the wind speed coming from the desert region has started to increase again and officials said it will become stronger in the next few days. He said that the winds will strengthen from today and will blow at gale force for the first few days of the week. This will increase the danger again.