Terrified residents trapped in gridlock traffic as they try to escape LA wildfires after flames surround celeb enclave
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TERRIFIED Los Angeles residents trying to flee the deadly wildfires have been left trapped in gridlocked traffic. At least 11 people have died due to the wildfires with 13 still missing as officials warn the fires could rage on for days. Six out of control wildfires are continuing to burn through LA with flames roaring towards more star-studded neighborhoods as the time passes by.
![[Cars flee Los Angeles as smoke from the wildfires take over the sky]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/30ce197c-e896-42bc-be49-ba3122787759.jpg?strip=all&w=559)
Authorities have issued fresh mandatory evacuation orders as wind gusts as high as 70mph are set to hit in the next few days - making it even more difficult to contain the blazes. LA's fire chief Kristin Crowley said last night saw a "significant flare up" in parts of the Palisades Fire tragedy.
![[Thousands of fleeing residents are stuck in traffic]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/image_620615.png?strip=all&w=611)
The chief added that "we will be facing another critical weather event" due to the high winds as the flames continue to starch the region. Search and rescue efforts are finally getting underway today after days of devastation. Cadaver dogs are leading the hunt to help find "remains and reunite families", Sheriff Robert Luna said.
![[A Mandeville Canyon home burns as firefighters race to protect the neighborhood]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/b788d823-75c5-4931-8589-1c719fceac34.jpg?strip=all&w=582)
Eight people have died in the Eaton Fire with the remaining three being killed in the Palisades Fire. Around 153,000 people have been evacuated across the county with 166,000 more being placed under severe warnings. Tens of thousands of structures have been burnt to the ground across several areas.
![[A plane drops water over the Palisades Fire]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/water-dropped-homes-palisades-fire-963074983.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
