A brush fire in Maili triggered evacuations and damaged several structures on Sunday. One family’s property was turned into a ...

Once-thriving neighborhoods appear as block after block of ash and rubble.

In the meantime, many people worry that ash and rubble from the devastated town of Lahaina could wash into the ocean and contaminate the water.

Altadena, an unincorporated town in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, was a soulful middle-class suburb drawing diverse groups and creatives unlike anywhere else in Los Angeles County.

Volunteer archaeologists Elyse Mallonee, left, and Parker Sheriff carefully sift through ash and rubble while looking for cremated remains in the ruins of an Altadena house.

It will be a months-long process to clean up the toxic ash, hazardous waste and charred debris, state and federal officials told CNN. Only then can home and business owners rebuild.

But what is harder to measure is the loss of vibrant, creative neighbourhoods, and the financial and emotional toll for so many people who have seen their homes reduced to ash and rubble.

Palestinians get a first glimpse at the destroyed southern city of Rafah in Gaza after Israeli troops withdrew following the ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - From the air, the once-thriving Los Angeles neighborhoods wiped out by recent wildfires now appear as block after block of grayish-brown ash and rubble. Sunlight reflects ...

Altadena, an unincorporated town in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, was a soulful middle-class suburb drawing diverse groups and creatives unlike anywhere else in L.A.