### [2025-01-12](/feed/2025/01/12/index.md)

##### 2025 California wildfires
# The death toll from the wildfires increases to 24. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgy0pyvglpo)

### Changes:

1. The death toll from the wildfires increases to 16.  _2025-01-13 03:10:51 (First version)_
1. The death toll from the wildfires increases to 24.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [AccuWeather releases a preliminary estimate of the total physical and economic losses caused by the ongoing wildfires in Southern California of between $250–275 billion, a figure attributed to exceptionally high property values in and near Santa Monica, which would surpass their estimates of the costs of the entire 2020 United States wildfire season as well as Hurricane Helene in 2024. ](/feed/2025/01/13/accuweather-releases-a-preliminary-estimate-of-the-total-physical-and-economic-losses-caused-by-the-ongoing-wildfires-in.md) _Context: 2025 California wildfires_
2. [California Governor Gavin Newsom states that the ongoing wildfires impacting Los Angeles County could become the worst natural disaster in American history "in terms of the scale and scope", amid current estimated damages of more than US$135 billion. ](/feed/2025/01/12/california-governor-gavin-newsom-states-that-the-ongoing-wildfires-impacting-los-angeles-county-could-become-the-worst-n.md) _Context: 2025 California wildfires_
3. [Amid ongoing wildfires, authorities in Los Angeles County, California, United States, impose a curfew and announce the deployment of the California National Guard in order to protect homes in evacuated areas from looting. ](/feed/2025/01/10/amid-ongoing-wildfires-authorities-in-los-angeles-county-california-united-states-impose-a-curfew-and-announce-the-d.md) _Context: 2025 California wildfires_
4. [The United States Department of Health and Human Services issues a public health emergency for California in response to injuries and mental health impacts caused by the ongoing wildfires. ](/feed/2025/01/10/the-united-states-department-of-health-and-human-services-issues-a-public-health-emergency-for-california-in-response-to.md) _Context: 2025 California wildfires_
5. [At least six people are killed due to spreading wildfires in Los Angeles County, United States.](/feed/2025/01/9/at-least-six-people-are-killed-due-to-spreading-wildfires-in-los-angeles-county-united-states.md) _Context: 2025 California wildfires_
6. [More than 100,000 people are evacuated from approaching wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Hollywood neighborhoods of Los Angeles and Altadena, California, United States, that have burnt more than 3,000 acres, aggravated by an ongoing extreme windstorm and drought conditions. Five people are killed, dozens of others are injured, and around 1,000 structures are destroyed. ](/feed/2025/01/8/more-than-100000-people-are-evacuated-from-approaching-wildfires-in-the-pacific-palisades-and-hollywood-neighborhoods-o.md) _Context: 2025 California wildfires_
7. [The CALNEV Pipeline connecting oil refineries in southern California to Clark County, Nevada, shuts down due to power outages, temporarily cutting off the gasoline supply to Las Vegas and Nellis Air Force Base. The Kinder Morgan SFPP Pipeline connecting southern California to Phoenix, Arizona, also shuts down. ](/feed/2025/01/8/the-calnev-pipeline-connecting-oil-refineries-in-southern-california-to-clark-county-nevada-shuts-down-due-to-power-ou.md) _Context: 2025 California wildfires_
8. [An exceptional Santa Ana wind event reaching hurricane-force in some locations in southern California, United States, cause multiple power outages and wildfire outbreaks, including a rapidly-spreading >2,900 acre wildfire in Los Angeles County which causes several burn injuries and forces 30,000 people to evacuate. ](/feed/2025/01/7/an-exceptional-santa-ana-wind-event-reaching-hurricane-force-in-some-locations-in-southern-california-united-states-ca.md) _Context: 2025 California wildfires_