Miriam Kuepper

Among the 29 people who were arrested is a burglar who disguised himself as a firefighter to gain access to decimated mansions caught in the path of the worst fires to ever tear through Los Angeles.

Tens of thousands of displaced LA residents have lost everything but the clothes they were wearing, leaving insurance companies on the hook for colossal payouts.

Ricki Lake, 56, showed the devastating aftermath of the California wildfires on social media, which left only a few walls standing in her burnt-out home.

Residents are scrambling to recoup costs after at least 12,300 structures were razed to the ground by the infernos, including thousands of homes and businesses.

The woman, 27, was walking in the middle of a narrow road to avoid a pothole while taking a stroll with her daughter, 2, in Brazil on January 7.

The terror group remains firmly in control of the coastal territory that now resembles an apocalyptic wasteland, where Hamas terrorists celebrated the ceasefire deal alongside Gazan civilians last week.

Footage shows wine bottles crashing off the shelves and smashing on the ground in a pool of red liquid as the earthquake struck southern Taiwan early on Tuesday.

The blaze broke out overnight at the restaurant on the fourth floor of the 11-storey hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, northern Turkey, at around 3.30am.

Marcin Tyjon, 41, and his colleague Joel Verite, 26, were alerted to the horrifying attack at The Hart Space on Hart Street, Southport, when they saw terrified children running down the street.

'We are turning off the tap to criminals who cheat the system and steal law-abiding taxpayers' money,' Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said.