Amazing before-and-after satellite pictures show the sheer scale and destruction caused by the wildfires in Malibu.
Bright, beautiful homes surrounded by green trees, lawns and pools are now seen reduced to desolate gray shells of their past selves.
Fire officials say the so-called Woolsey fire is at 88 percent containment after the blaze scorched more than 96,000 acres and burned more than 1,100 structures in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
The fire has killed three people, including two found in a car and one in the rubble of a charred home. Additionally, three firefighters have been injured.
According to the Los Angeles Daily News, there are at least 1,130 structures that have been destroyed and another 300 damaged.
Amazing before-and-after satellite pictures show the sheer scale and destruction caused by the wildfires in Malibu. Pictured: Before, left, and after, right
Bright, beautiful homes surrounded by green trees, lawns and pools are now reduced to desolate shells of their past selves. Pictured: Before, left, and after, right
Fire officials say the so-called Woolsey fire is at 88 percent containment. Pictured: Before, left, and after, right
The blaze scorched more than 96,000 acres and burned more than 1,100 structures in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Pictured: Before, left, and after, right
There are still more than 1,800 firefighters battling the Woolsey fire as the fight to contain the towering flames entered its 11th day.
The fire has spread due to dry brush and powerful winds from Santa Ana, affecting cities including Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Calabasas and Malibu.
Meanwhile, the devastation of the Camp Fire in Northern California continued, with officials confirming 76 deaths and nearly 1,300 people unaccounted for.
The Camp Fire has destroyed nearly 10,000 homes and torched 233 square miles (600 square kilometers). It is less contained than the Woolsey Fire at 55 percent.
President Donald Trump initially blamed state officials for poor forest management in exacerbating the fires and threatened to cut off federal funding.
He’s since signed an emergency declaration and toured the devastated areas on Saturday with Governor Jerry Brown and Governor-elect Gavin Newsom.
Brown said in an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday that the Republican president has ‘got our back’ and has pledged to continue to help.
Brown also suggested in the CBS interview that the wildfires will make believers of even the most ardent climate change skeptics ‘in less than five years’ and that those living near forests might need to build underground shelters to protect them from wildfires going forward.
There are still more than 1,800 firefighters battling the Woolsey fire as the fight to contain the towering flames entered its 11th day. Pictured: Before, left, and after, right
The fire has spread due to dry brush and powerful winds from Santa Ana, affecting cities including Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Calabasas and Malibu. Pictured: Before, left, and after, right
President Donald Trump initially blamed state officials for poor forest management in exacerbating the fires and threatened to cut off federal funding. Pictured: Before, left, and after, right
Trump has since signed an emergency declaration and toured the devastated areas on Saturday with Governor Jerry Brown and Governor-elect Gavin Newsom. Pictured: Before, left, and after, right
Meanwhile the devastation of the Camp Fire in Northern California continued, with officials confirming 76 deaths and nearly 1,300 people unaccounted for. Pictured: Before the Woolsey fire, left, and after the Woolsey fire, right