Satellite imagery shows neighborhoods burned down, roads closed, and fires spreading across Los Angeles.

Satellite and aerial images captured the extent of the damage wrought by the wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles.

Ferocious winds that drove the flames and led to chaotic evacuations have calmed somewhat and were not expected to be as powerful during the day. That could provide an opportunity for firefighters to make progress reining in blazes that have hopscotched across the sprawling region,