More than 30,000 people have been evacuated as fast-moving wildfires rage across upmarket areas of Los Angeles and southern California.

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Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are among the residents of the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood subject to evacuation warnings as ‘extreme’ 100mph gusts feared.
Los Angeles has declared a state of emergency with strong winds fanning fires across more than 3,000 acres.

Off-duty firefighters called in as continuing strong winds make it too difficult for firefighting aircraft to take to the skies.

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