The city of Santa Monica has lifted all evacuation warnings and curfew within city limits, as fire crews continue to make progress in containing the Palisades Fire. City officials announced evacuation warnings would be lifted in all areas of Santa Monica north of San Vicente Boulevard.

Amid the tragedy a look at the before and after pictures of neighbourhoods from Malibu, to Hollywood Hills, Pasadena and the Los Angeles skyline.

Officials are bracing for the return of fierce Santa Ana winds as they try to contain large blazes in the Los Angeles area. Here's the latest.

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The sole population of Southern California steelhead in the coastal range has survived flames and drought but finds itself facing another threat.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.

While many Angelenos have been devastated by the fires, others in the sprawling city have had to balance helping out with “normal life.”

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Many businesses in Santa Monica are doing what they can to help wildfire victims, turning their shops into mini donation centers.

Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.

State authorities previously listed the Palisades as one of the five Southern California areas with the highest concentration of potential wildfire risks. The community also is among the areas most impacted by an unavailability of insurance coverage.

The Los Angeles area wildfires that have devastated communities like Pacific Palisades and Altadena have prompted a spike in prices for rental housing, spurring price gouging concerns.