Officials in Southern California said at least 11 people have been killed in the wildfire catastrophe. As the biggest fires continued to burn, a new fire broke out. Firefighters got a temporary break as powerful Santa Ana winds subsided, but they were expected to strengthen again. NBC News' Tom Llamas reports.
Former Australian child star Rory Sykes, who was born blind and had cerebral palsy, died Wednesday in the California wildfires after his mother said she was unable to save him from their home which was engulfed by flames “It is with great sadness that I have to announce the death of my beautiful son @Rorysykes to the Malibu fires yesterday. I’m totally heart broken,” Shelley Sykes wrote Thursday in a post on X, calling him “a wonderful son.
The Palisades Fire broke out on Tuesday and has since expanded to more than 22,000 acres, destroying approximately 5,000 structures. Shelley Sykes told Australian outlet 10 News First that she has a broken arm and could not lift or move her son. “He said, ‘Mom, leave me.’ And no mom could leave their kid,” she said, crying. Shelley Sykes said she drove to the local fire department for help, but they told her they did not have any water.
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