LA fires: “It was like watching the end of the world”

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  It's a week since wildfires started burning in Los Angeles.

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  They've become the most destructive fires in the city's history, sweeping away homes, neighborhoods, communities and lives.

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  There is thick smoke in the air, dead animals everywhere.

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  In the mountains, people, many have lived here for 50, 60, even as much as 70 years, have lost their homes and their memories.

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  Everything is gone.

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  The inferno has swept through an area bigger than Manhattan, burning everything in its path.

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  Some fires have now been largely contained, but many are still burning.

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  And with high wind red flag warnings in place, LA's exhausted firefighters and residents face another very hard couple of days.

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  When the fires are finally extinguished, many thousands of Angelenos will be without a home and they'll face the choice of whether to rebuild or to relocate.

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  So today we're asking how.

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  How will Los Angeles get back on its feet?

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