Wildfires displace thousands and ravage greater Los Angeles : Consider This from NPR

A Firefighter fights the flames from the Palisades Fire burning the Theatre Palisades during a powerful windstorm on Wednesday in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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A Firefighter fights the flames from the Palisades Fire burning the Theatre Palisades during a powerful windstorm on Wednesday in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Apu Gomes/Getty Images

Extremely dry conditions coupled with high winds have led to an explosive wildfire situation in southern California.

Multiple fires have erupted across the Los Angeles area since Tuesday. Tens of thousands of people have had to evacuate, and firefighters are struggling to contain the flames.

Adria Kloke is one of the of people who has had to flee. She packed up her belongings, along with her cat, and left her home in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday. Kloke shares her story with NPR.

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This episode was produced by Connor Donevan and Marc Rivers and Kai McNamee, with audio engineering by Tiffany Castro

It was edited by Courtney Dorning.