Wildfires in the Los Angeles metropolitan area continued to burn mostly out of control Thursday, with at least five fires burning more than 45 square miles.
At least six people have died as a result of the fires, which have been fueled by dry conditions and fierce winds.
More than 180,000 people have been forced to evacuate as the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires, among others, burn tens of thousands of acres in densely populated areas.
Photos of the disaster, which will likely be considered the most destructive in Los Angeles history, capture the apocalyptic scale of destruction and anguish left in its wake.
