More than 12,000 houses in ruins after fires devastate California

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Millions of Southern Californian residents continue to face dire new wildfire warnings and power outages after fires fanned by harsh winds caused widespread destruction.

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00:00Authorities in the United States say they have begun recovery efforts after fires that

00:04have been burning homes and businesses in California.

00:08At least 25 people have been killed and thousands displaced from the fires, which have left

00:14more than 12,000 buildings destroyed.

00:17Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has cautioned residents that the emergency isn't over yet.

00:24But while we're going through what I hope is the final hours of this emergency, it's

00:31also time to begin to talk about our recovery.

00:35Meanwhile, Southern California residents continue to face dire new wildfire warnings and power

00:42shutoffs as fire-fueling winds blasted across the scarred landscape.

00:47Much of the area was under an elevated fire risk on Tuesday.

00:52Officials have said the wildfires, which started on January 7, might be the most expensive

00:58set of conflagrations in U.S. history.

01:01Investigators say they are still trying to determine what sparked the wildfires.

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