The total damage and economic loss attributed to the Los Angeles-area wildfires is estimated at between $135 billion and $150 billion, according to updated AccuWeather figures.
As the devastation of California’s wildfires rages on, the cost of rebuilding keeps going up as well, though few could have ever imagined a price tag like this. AccuWeather reports that the cost of rebuilding is expected to be between $250 billion and $275 billion.
The damage and economic losses in Southern California over just a few days will rival the total economic impact of the entire 2020 western wildfire season, according to AccuWeather experts.
The ongoing disaster will affect residents’ health, local industries, public budgets and the cost of housing for years to come.
The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are still raging, but already are projected to be among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history.
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Calm weather greeted firefighters for another day Friday on the lines of the Eaton and Palisades blazes that have killed more than two dozen people and flattened thousands of structures, allowing crews to extend containment lines and more residents to return to their homes.
Thousands of acres have been burned in Los Angeles, and the burn scars could flood easily should a moisture-laden storm hit.
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Red Flag conditions expire in SoCal fire areas
With the latest Santa Ana winds behind them, firefighters are working Friday to extend containment of the Eaton and Palisades fires and douse hot spots.