Forecasters warn of ‘particularly dangerous weather situation’ in California

Hello. It is just past 8.30am in London and 00.30am in Los Angeles. This is the Guardian’s latest live blog with coverage of the wildfires in southern California.

Forecasters have warned of another “particularly dangerous weather situation” across northern Los Angeles where residents are braced for new wildfire evacuation orders.

As of Tuesday morning, 84,800 people had been warned they might be ordered to evacuate because of fire risk, while another 88,000 people remained under current evacuation orders.

On Tuesday afternoon, officials said at least 25 people had died from the fires, but this number is expected to rise. At least two dozen people have been reported missing, 18 of them in the Eaton fire in north-east Los Angeles, and six around the Pacific Palisades.

More than 12,000 structures had been destroyed. Estimates put the cost of damage at about $250bn, which could make it the costliest fire in American history.

Los Angeles mayor, Karen Bass, and other officials – who have faced criticism over their initial response to the fires – expressed confidence that the region was ready to face the new threat with scores of additional firefighters brought in from around the US, as well as from Canada and Mexico. At a press conference, Bass described the level of destruction across parts of the city as the aftermath of a “dry hurricane”, and pledged that city officials would work hard to reduce the bureaucracy residents may face as they start to recover from the fires.

More than 75,000 households, most of them in Los Angeles county, were without power on Tuesday morning, but Southern California Edison had warned nearly half a million customers on Monday that their power may be shut off temporarily because of the expected high winds on Tuesday and Wednesday.

As of midday on Tuesday:

The Palisades fire, at 23,700 acres and 17% containment.

The Eaton fire, at 14,100 acres and 35% containment.

The Hurst fire, at nearly 800 acres and 97% containment.

The new Auto fire, which broke out on Monday night in Ventura, is now fully contained, and no evacuation orders remain in effect.