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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingley. Authorities in Southern California say at least

10 people have been killed by wildfires burning out of control in and around Los Angeles. The number of homes,

businesses, schools, and other structures damaged or destroyed by the flames is nearing 10,000. They include

the Palisades fire between Santa Monica and Malibu and the Eaton fire near Pasadena. Officials say

they'll go down as the most destructive fires on record

in the L.A. area. NPR's Frank Lankfit spoke to one homeowner whose house was burned to the ground.

Jingwan-Lio Turvalon had a modest one-story house in Altadena, the small pool. When she left, Tuesday

night, she thought she'd be back the next day.

So we packed our documents, we packed the kids' artwork, and we packed one night worth of clothes.

On Wednesday, her son Sam drove back to pick up more possessions.

It was entirely burned to the ground. And I was just stunned. Absolutely stunned.

Gone are the photos and pictures on the walls

and the entire block. I keep on waking up a night thinking, oh my God, how do I not anticipate

this? The Otervalon says she's not certain if her family will rebuild here. Frank Langford,

NPR News. The sheriff of Los Angeles County says he expects the death toll to rise.

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