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

As winds picked up once again after days of wildfires in Los Angeles, a new fire began and quickly grew on the evening of Jan. 9. Located atop the Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Christ the Redeemer’s iconic status ranks as one of the seven modern wonders of the world.

Fresh off destructive wind and firestorms, the forecast remains daunting for Southern California with additional damaging Santa Ana wind threats and critical fire weather danger continuing at times over the next several days.