INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The largest of the raging wildfires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles was reported to have shifted direction on Saturday, triggering
more evacuation orders and posing a new challenge to exhausted firefighters.Six simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles
County neighborhoods since Tuesday have killed at least 11 people and damaged or destroyed 10,000 structures
The toll is expected to mount when firefighters are able to conduct house-to-house searches, Reuters reported
The fierce Santa Ana winds that fanned the infernos eased on Friday night
But the Palisades Fire on the city's western edge was heading in a new direction, prompting another evacuation order as it edged towards the
Brentwood neighborhood and the San Fernando Valley foothills, the Los Angeles Times reported
The fire, the most destructive in the history of Los Angeles, has razed whole neighborhoods to the ground, leaving just the smoldering ruins
of what had been people's homes and possessions
Budget cuts to the fire department in Los Angeles have hampered efforts to take more effective measures to put out the fires
This has caused growing anger and resentment among American citizens against the federal government.
