Wildfires burned for a sixth day Sunday in Los Angeles County as stronger Santa Ana winds returned. At least 16 people have died and 16 others are missing.

Newsweek has contacted the LAPD for further comment via email ... the Los Angeles area fueled by dry conditions and powerful Santa Ana winds. The fires have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings ...

Officials expect the number of deaths to rise in the coming days as rescue crews sift through the rubble of thousands of homes.

“What we saw here in the last 24 hours is unprecedented,” LAPD Chief ... California fires were the result of a perfect storm of conditions: severe drought and Santa Ana winds.

At least 28 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.

The Santa Ana Police Department was awarded a $755,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). The grant will support our ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on our roads.

Even as Santa Ana winds continued to blast parts of the Southland, threatening to spark new fires or re-ignite old ones, local authorities turned their attention Wednesday to the possibility of rain hitting the area this weekend and potentially triggering mud or debris flows in recent burn areas.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 28 dead could be reversed and more blazes could break out.

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking

As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.

Parched Southern California could get some badly needed rain this weekend to dampen the prospects of another round of killer wildfires.